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