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2006-07-04 09:51:56 · 5 answers · asked by juicyfruitishandsome 4 in Beauty & Style Skin & Body

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do you mean carpal tunnell? I can't imagine it being too fun of something to get! Read and find out more info.

2006-07-04 09:56:08 · answer #1 · answered by chariot804 4 · 1 0

do you mean carpal tunnel??? if that is what you are looking for then yes......it causes numbness and tingling of the hand and fingers.....you also wake up in the middle of the night with the affected arm asleep.
What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?


Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful progressive condition caused by compression of a key nerve in the wrist. It occurs when the median nerve, which runs from the forearm into the hand, becomes pressed or squeezed at the wrist. Symptoms usually start gradually, with pain, weakness, or numbness in the hand and wrist, radiating up the arm. As symptoms worsen, people might feel tingling during the day, and decreased grip strength may make it difficult to form a fist, grasp small objects, or perform other manual tasks. In some cases no direct cause of the syndrome can be identified. Most likely the disorder is due to a congenital predisposition - the carpal tunnel is simply smaller in some people than in others. However, the risk of developing carpal tunnel syndrome is especially common in those performing assembly line work.

2006-07-04 16:57:17 · answer #2 · answered by tjdunntyler 1 · 0 0

Carpal tunnel syndrome is often the result of a combination of factors that increase pressure on the median nerve and tendons in the carpal tunnel, rather than a problem with the nerve itself. Most likely the disorder is due to a congenital predisposition - the carpal tunnel is simply smaller in some people than in others. Other contributing factors include trauma or injury to the wrist that cause swelling, such as sprain or fracture; overactivity of the pituitary gland; hypothyroidism; rheumatoid arthritis; mechanical problems in the wrist joint; work stress; repeated use of vibrating hand tools; fluid retention during pregnancy or menopause; or the development of a cyst or tumor in the canal. In some cases no cause can be identified.

There is little clinical data to prove whether repetitive and forceful movements of the hand and wrist during work or leisure activities can cause carpal tunnel syndrome. Repeated motions performed in the course of normal work or other daily activities can result in repetitive motion disorders such as bursitis and tendonitis. Writer's cramp - a condition in which a lack of fine motor skill coordination and ache and pressure in the fingers, wrist, or forearm is brought on by repetitive activity - is not a symptom of carpal tunnel syndrome.
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What is carpal tunnel syndrome?

Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the median nerve, which runs from the forearm into the hand, becomes pressed or squeezed at the wrist. The median nerve controls sensations to the palm side of the thumb and fingers (although not the little finger), as well as impulses to some small muscles in the hand that allow the fingers and thumb to move. The carpal tunnel - a narrow, rigid passageway of ligament and bones at the base of the hand ¾ houses the median nerve and tendons. Sometimes, thickening from irritated tendons or other swelling narrows the tunnel and causes the median nerve to be compressed. The result may be pain, weakness, or numbness in the hand and wrist, radiating up the arm. Although painful sensations may indicate other conditions, carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common and widely known of the entrapment neuropathies in which the body's peripheral nerves are compressed or traumatized.

2006-07-04 17:00:23 · answer #3 · answered by pookie 2 · 0 0

The carpal tunnel is a narrow channel for the nerves into the hand which can end up squeezing these nerves if you irritate the area with repeated movement, or if you have some fluid retention, such as during later pregnancy - this is when I had it, so my hands felt like bunches of bananas every morning.

2006-07-04 17:02:58 · answer #4 · answered by PollyN 2 · 0 0

Yep.
Painful repetitive strain injury.
A basic Op on your wrist works well, ask your Doc about it.

It does work & that nasty pain that wakes U up in the night goes, forever.

2006-07-04 16:56:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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