| Carpal tunnel syndrome is a highly painful condition | | | | syndrome. |
| which is caused as a result of the inflexibility of a | | | | Tasks like typing, knitting, playing musical |
| particular chief nerve in the wrist. This condition | | | | instruments like the piano or violin, or the |
| occurs when the central nerve, which extends | | | | continuous usage of vibrating tools involve |
| from the forearm to the hand, is highly stressed | | | | constant wrist moments and may result in carpal |
| or compressed at the wrist. | | | | tunnel syndrome. |
| Cause | | | | Injured or damaged wrists are also vulnerable to |
| Carpal tunnel syndrome can happen during daily | | | | develop this condition easily. Rheumatoid arthritis is |
| activities because of the excessive pressure | | | | yet another factor that would aggravate the |
| applied on the wrist nerves while performing lifting | | | | problem. The disease Acromegaly is another |
| or similar types of stress activities. This results in | | | | sitaution where growth hormones are formed |
| pain, numbness, stiffness or itching in various | | | | excessively. Under-active thyroid gland, fluid |
| parts of the hand. | | | | retention which is caused by kidney failure and |
| This syndrome is usually associated with hard | | | | even pregnancy can make pressure inside the |
| physical stress and is considered a work-related | | | | carpal tunnel, causing the median nerve to be |
| hazard. The best way to avoid this problem is to | | | | affected. |
| reduce or avoid the activities that would put | | | | It has been found that overweight people, |
| excessive pressure on the hand and fingers. | | | | pregnant women, women who use contraceptive |
| Symptoms | | | | pills and those experiencing menopause are prone |
| Symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome are gradual | | | | to carpal tunnel syndrome, even though it seems |
| and would start with soreness, stiffness or | | | | to come without any apparent reason. |
| deadness in the wrist and other parts of hand. | | | | Symptoms of the disease also involve aching, |
| There can be severe pain right from shoulder to | | | | tingling, burning, deadness, or pain in the hand and |
| finger tip. | | | | wrist and also in those areas that are linked to |
| Later when the problem is at a severe stage, one | | | | the median nerve (index, thumb, middle finger, |
| may feel itching in the hand, pain and reduced | | | | part of the ring finger). There are also chances |
| gripping capability. The person may even find it | | | | that the pain could spread to the arm as well as |
| hard to shape the fist, grab or carry light objects, | | | | the shoulder. |
| and may find difficulty in carrying out physical | | | | These symptoms of pain would normally be |
| tasks involving hand operations. Unfortunately, no | | | | higher at night times and in the early morning. |
| one is sure why this problem occurs. It is found in | | | | Also after heavy labor or work that involve |
| certain people because of an innate predilection - | | | | strenuous wrist movements. |
| that is when the carpal tunnel in the body is not | | | | Carpal tunnel syndrome can affect either or both |
| normal and is comparatively smaller or weak. | | | | hands with varying severity. In the beginning |
| However, the threat of carpal tunnel syndrome is | | | | stage, the symptoms will come and go, but |
| very common in people who perform assemblage | | | | ignoring them would result in chronic pain and |
| line jobs that involve heavy hand movement. | | | | would be more difficult to cure. If not treated |
| The bones in the human wrist are typically | | | | early, the hand muscles will gradually become |
| arranged in an uneven manner, in the form of a | | | | feeble and may even result in permanent loss of |
| semi-circle. A tough ligament, known as the carpal | | | | feeling. Simple tasks like writing would become |
| ligament, builds a kind of roof above these bones. | | | | difficult or even impossible. |
| This forms a passage called the carpal tunnel. The | | | | Summary: |
| median nerve, as well as the tendons that help | | | | Carpal tunnel syndrome has become a common |
| the bending of the fingers and wrist, passes along | | | | problem that happens because of the acute |
| this tunnel. The median nerve is one of two | | | | pressure on the wrist nerves that results in |
| nerves that gives the hand the feeling ability. This | | | | aching, deadness, or tingling in various parts of the |
| nerve also controls some of the thumb muscles. | | | | hand. This can also be a work-related hazard. |
| The carpal tunnel is perfectly and firmly positioned. | | | | These types of problems can be avoided by |
| If any swelling occurs inside or in nearby areas, | | | | stopping or reducing the activity that exerts |
| the tunnel crushes on the medium nerve and | | | | pressure on the hands, fingers, and wrist. |
| generates the symptoms of carpal tunnel | | | | |