From an ergonomic office chair to an adjustable foot rest, I've made some great upgrades lately, but none as great as my most ...

The nerve carries sensory and motor (muscle) information to your palm, thumb, ring, middle, and index fingers. Carpal tunnel syndrome should not cause symptoms in the little finger. In the early ...

“Any time those tendons become inflamed, or the wrist is flexed or extended for a prolonged period, the pressure within the carpal tunnel goes up,” says Shaun Mendenhall, MD, a hand surgeon at ...

No matter the culprit, be it tendonitis, carpal tunnel or arthritis, hand and wrist pain can majorly impede your daily life.

This can mean you don’t have to check in on your posture as much or realign your hands constantly while working. If you’re concerned about developing carpal tunnel syndrome, you may want to ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome is diagnosed in the presence of primary symptoms, which include nocturnal paresthesias relieved by hand movements, hand pain and/or paresthesias evoked by hand force ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a condition that may cause pain, tingling, and numbness in the hands, fingers, and forearms. It happens when the median nerve is compressed in the carpal tunnel ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome affects 87 men and 192 women per 100,000 population worldwide. 1 Common signs include paresthesia, pain, and weakness in the median nerve distribution of the hand.

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a prevalent disorder impacting countless individuals worldwide. The syndrome happens when the median nerve extending from the forearm to the hand experiences pressure or ...

I knew a carpal tunnel release operation would combat the ... so I arranged an appointment with hand surgeon Douglas Campbell. He said it would be done as day surgery under local anaesthetic.