Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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There can be many causes of carpal tunnel syndrome..not just wrist posture. However, if you are prone to having carpal tunnel then reverse stretching exercises can help. Simply pull back on your hand/fingers in the opposite direction that they are used in..for 5-10 seconds for 10 reps. There are many others as well. Also carpal tunnel braces are helpful in keeping the wrist in a good position.

The median nerve that passes through the carpel tunnel is the nerve that is effected to cause carpel tunnel syndrome.

It would not be directly related to CTS. TFCC is a tear of cartilage/ligament structure on top of your wrist area. CTS has to do with compression of the median nerve on the other side (palm side) of wrist. Perhaps if you had trauma to your wrist causing a TFCC tear or wrist fracture etc...this may cause swelling, inflammation of the carpal tunnel area which could put pressure on the median nerve..eventually causing CTS.

This sounds as though you may have a problem with the nerves that pass between the vertebrae in your neck over time the space that these nerves pass through can narrow and put pressure on the nerve, leading to tingling numbness and pain.

This is usually requested from the doctor who has performed the nerve conduction tests or some other kind of test...and he is not necessarily going to give you a complete exam or take your complete history. He is there just to do the test..so he is saying that the referring doctor needs to basically put it all together..medical history, causes, examination, how you presented clinically signs symptoms etc...all these things put together to make the final diagnosis.

I had carpal tunnel syndrome in both hands. At no time did I find thatmassage was of any particular help. When the symptoms of pain got very pronounces the best thing to do was to simply wiggle the fingers about for a while. immersing the hands in hot then cold water proved to be help full also. keep the hands open whenever possible especially when asleep, you Will sleep longer before being awakened by it.

Answer 2: The entire hand should be massaged and stretched focusing on the lower body of the hand, also the wrist and forearm muscles should be massaged and stretched as many of the muscles originate there.

An incubation period imply s that there is some sort of living organism involved in the development of carpel tunnel system. like bacteria or a virus. this is however not the case. carpel tunnel is usually caused by the buildup of or inflammation of tisueu surounding the median nerve that passes through the carpel tunnel. The exact cause for this happening has not been ascertained and it can develop in both young and old. People with inflammatory illnesses like RA are more prone to suffer with it.

Tingling and numbness on left hand thumb and index finger may be caused by nerve damage or carpal tunnel. If any injury has happened to that hand, there may also be a bone fracture causing those symptoms. Another likely possibility is onset of diabetes.

If you are talking about an elastic or "Ace" wrap or tensor bandage, I would say NO. These type of things will constrict flow and cause swelling distal to or on the other side of the bandage. So you will get increased swelling at your hand and fingers and for carpal tunnel this will aggravate your condition. For carpal tunnel syndrome or other conditions in where you want to keep the wrist in a neutral position, you need to wear a night splint made especially for this purpose. Pil-o-splints are probably the best overall for this type of thing.

RSI stands for repetitive strain injuries, so this is a generic "waste basket term" that can include everything from strains/sprains/tendonitis/CTS

The below stressors can be risk factors for RSI's. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE things like diabetes, hypothyroidism, arthritis etc.. that can be all risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome.

Repetition, vibration, coldness, sustained posture (sustained grip),pinching, awkward wrist posture, forceful pushing/pulling (with hands).

Acute pain or chronic pain is the risk for injury.

If the pain is in your pinky and ring fingers, it could indicate a disk herniation in the cervical spine. Most people don't realize that the cervical (neck) nerves control our arms and fingers, and nerve compression there is felt in the arm and / or fingers.

If you've ever had a whiplash occurrence, you're more susceptible to this problem. The disks involved are usually the C5/6 or C6/7 disks. You might even feel some pain in your shoulder.

Getting it corrected cannot be overstated - without proper diagnosis and treatment, eventual paralysis can set in, or nerve damage as well.

The best person to see for this is a Neurosurgeon - they can easily tell if your problem is cervical disk related.

So you understand how easy it is for this to be misdiagnosed, my own cervical disks were severely damaged and the pain in my arm and fingers was excruciating. I was misdiagnosed by 5 doctors before a Neurosurgeon, without any tests, looked at me for about 5 seconds and knew what the problem was.

It sounds as though you may be having trouble with nerves being restricted in your neck. this can be the result of arthritis or some sort of trauma.

It may result from damage to the nerves supplying the thumb or from damage to or occlusion of the blood supply somewhere higher up the arm. Severe damage to the thumb itself may also cause considerable loss of sensitivity. Theoretically, at least, it might also be caused by damage to the opposite side of the brain, but in such cases, the numbness will probably affect a wide range of regions of the arm and shoulder.

In a dumb bum, too much rum could also cause a numb thumb--among other things!:-)

It could mean several things..of course the most obviuos is carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) if you mean your first 3 fingers and not your little finger. This is the area that the median nerve controls and when compressed or pinch can give you CTS. Usually symptoms are worse at night..and can be an ache, numbnees and tingling. Other things can mimic CTS like a pinched nerve in your neck..which can give you the same pattern of symptoms in the hand and Ulnar neuritis usually effects the last 2 fingers of your hand and is caused by an inflamation or injury to the ulnar nerve which goes through your elbow into your hand.

Swelling after surgery is quite common. Any surgery on the hand requires the hand to be elevated in a sling otherwise you may get some swelling.

The gold standard means it is the test or tests that all other tests are compared to. It is what is prefered or the "best test". Getting both a NCS and EMG for diagnosing CTS is the gold standard.

After carpal tunnel surgery, you can wash your hair by using a few careful methods. Consider leaning over a sink or tub to avoid straining your wrist, and use a handheld showerhead if available. Alternatively, you can use dry shampoo to keep your hair clean without wetting it until you can wash it more comfortably. Always be gentle to avoid any strain on your recovering wrist.

Hard to tell w/o exam and history. If you have been using your finger or hands more over the last week or two could, be just a strain. If it is more of a numbness or tingling and mainly at night or the first 2 or 3 fingers are also involved then you think more about carpal tunnel syndrome. Something called trigger finger can sometimes start out with vague finger pain etc..It is where you have a knot or nodule on your tendon and it can cause the finger to "trigger" or lock-up when bending and then straightening out your finger. If you have a pinched nerve in the neck you can sometimes get finger numbness or an ache, but you typically will have radiating pain down the arm from the neck and/or shoulder area.

There should be a strong wrist pulse, and the fingers should be their normal skin color and warm to the touch. The individual should be able to move all fingers equally, and there should be no edema.

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