The carpal tunnel is a narrow passageway on the palm side of your wrist made up of bones and ligaments. The median nerve runs through this passageway along with tendons to the fingers and thumb.
It is a common condition that causes numbness, tingling and pain in the hand and fingers.
Median mononeuropathy at the wrist.
Carpal tunnel syndrome can be associated with any condition that causes pressure on the median nerve at the wrist. Some common conditions that can lead to CTS include: Wrist fracture Swelling and inflammation resulting from rheumatoid arthritis. There is no single cause in many cases. It may be that a combination of risk factors contributes to the development of the condition.
If untreated, the nerve can be damaged, causing permanent weakness, numbness, and tingling. Proper treatment effectively reduces incurred complications.
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