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Some individuals notice a shooting pain which goes from the wrist up the arm, or down into the hand and fingers.

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Q: How can the arm be impacted by carpal tunnel syndrome?
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Can carpal tunnel syndrome radiate up your entire arm?

yes,yes it can


Why is Alex Trebek wearing a cast left arm?

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What conditions increase the risk for carpal tunnel syndrome?

Other conditions which increase the risk for carpal tunnel syndrome include some forms of arthritis and various injuries to the arm and wrist (including fractures, sprains, and dislocations ).


The cause of numbness and tingling in the arm and lateral three and one-half digits?

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No. "Carpal" refers to the bones in the hands. Carpal tunnel syndrome only affects from the wrist/s forward to the fingers and nowhere else. Believe me, I know because I had it as well as the surgery in both hands to correct it.


What evaluations does a physician make on a patient with carpal tunnel syndrome?

A physician examining a patient suspected of having carpal tunnel syndrome will perform a variety of simple tests to measure muscle strength and sensation in the affected hand and arm.


What is the most common form of nerve entrapment?

The most common entrapment syndrome is carpal tunnel syndrome . Cubital tunnel syndrome of the ulnar nerve, which runs down the arm and through the elbow, also occurs frequently.


What is the immediate area of pain or swelling in a case of carpal tunnel syndrome?

Pain or numbness appears in the thumb and fingers, although the cause is farther up the arm, where the median nerve passes through the carpal tunnel from the wrist to the upper hand.


What are possible causes of pain and throbbing in your right arm and wrist?

* Carpal Tunnel Syndrome * A bad sprain * Arthritis * Your arm was run over by a sherman tank * You were shot in the arm * You have an excessively large animal chewing on your arm


What does tingling on your right arm mean?

Tingling in the arm is usually paresthesiae, that "pins and needles" feeling one gets when falling asleep on the arm for example. Tingling also can happen in the right arm when Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is present.


What does it mean if one of your fingers keeps going dead from time to time and you also have an ache in the arm of that hand that you cant get rid of?

sounds like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome