Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Introduction
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome:
Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when tendons or ligaments
in the wrist become enlarged, often from inflammation, after being
aggravated. The narrowed tunnel ... more about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Hand or wrist problems; often from repetitive motion.
More detailed information about the symptoms,
causes, and treatments of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is available below.
Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Complications
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Causes of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Repetitive motions
- Work-related repetition
- Certain occupations - e.g. small hand tools, sewing, computers, cutting, checkouts, assembly lines, typing, accountants, writers, etc.
- Wrist inflammations
- Wrist injury
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causes of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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Prognosis for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Prognosis for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome:
Approximately 1 percent of individuals with carpal
tunnel syndrome develop permanent injury. The majority recover completely
and can avoid reinjury by changing the way they do repetitive movements,
the frequency with which they do the movements, and the amount of time
they rest between periods when they perform the movements.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Information Page: NINDS)
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Most people with CTS recover completely and can avoid re-injury by
changing the way they do repetitive movements, the frequency with which
they do the movements, and the amount of time they rest between periods
when they perform the movements. Approximately 1 percent of individuals
with CTS develop permanent injury. (Source: excerpt from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: NWHIC)
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Clinical Trials for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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Clinical Trials for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Prevention of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Prevention information for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome has been compiled from various data sources
and may be inaccurate or incomplete.
None of these methods guarantee prevention of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
- Avoiding repetitive movements
- Changing method for repetitive movements
- Using less force in repetitive movements - e.g. hitting keys softly.
- Resting between repetitive movements
- Grip aids - e.g. oversize grips on pens
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Broader Related Topics
Types of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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NINDS Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Information Page: NINDS (Excerpt)
Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when tendons or ligaments
in the wrist become enlarged, often from inflammation, after being
aggravated. The narrowed tunnel of bones and ligaments in the wrist
pinches the nerves that reach the fingers and the muscles at the base of
the thumb.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Information Page: NINDS)
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: NWHIC (Excerpt)
Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when tendons in the wrist become inflamed
after being aggravated. Tendons can become aggravated when the carpals (a
tunnel of bones) and the ligaments in the wrist narrow, pinching nerves
that reach the fingers and the muscle at the base of the thumb. Repetitive
flexing and extension of the wrist may cause a thickening of the
protective sheaths that surround each of the tendons, which narrows the
tunnel. (Source: excerpt from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: NWHIC)
Definitions of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome:
Entrapment of the MEDIAN NERVE in the carpal tunnel, which is formed by the flexor retinaculum and the CARPAL BONES. This syndrome may be associated with repetitive occupational trauma (CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS); wrist injuries; AMYLOID NEUROPATHIES; rheumatoid arthritis (see ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID); ACROMEGALY; PREGNANCY; and other conditions. Symptoms include burning pain and paresthesias involving the ventral surface of the hand and fingers which may radiate proximally. Impairment of sensation in the distribution of the median nerve and thenar muscle atrophy may occur. (Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1995, Ch51, p45)
- (Source - Diseases Database)
A disorder caused by compression of a nerve in the carpal tunnel (where the nerve passes through the wrist); characterized by discomfort and weakness in the hand
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Carpal Tunnel Syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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