does anyone know what carpol tunnel syndrome is.?

Answer 1

yes.

Answer 2

The carpal tunnel is in the middle of the base of your palm. The tunnel is formed by the bones of your hand and a ligament that goes accross it. Thru the tunnel runs the tendons that bend your fingers, and the median nerve. If you do something like type for too long without stretching an taking breaks, the tendons swell and put pressure on the median nerve. If this happens too much you'll get numbness or tingling or pain in your thumb and forefinger.....this is carpal tunnel syndrome.

Answer 3

Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by pressure on the median nerve at the point where it passes through the wrist. The median nerve supplies sensation to the thumb-side of the palm, and to the thumb, index finger, middle finger, and the thumb-side of the ring finger. It also helps with movement to part of the hand.

The area where the nerve enters the hand is called the carpal tunnel. Since the passageway is stiff, any swelling in this area can put pressure on the nerve. This may also be called entrapment of the nerve.

Answer 4

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a medical condition in which the median nerve is compressed at the wrist, causing pain, numbness, and muscle weakness, near the wrist, hand and forearm.
It's usually an occupational hazard, people that work with keyboards, do handcrafts, or work extensively with their hands, and put them to a lot of stress gets it. Happens a lot more to women than men, statistics say.
It can be treated and it can be cured. Physiotherapy, surgery, etc.

Answer 5

I always misspell it, but I know what it is - I have early symptoms

basically I have been told that it's nerve damage in the wrist. I believe it's caused by pressure on the nerves, but more than just this can cause it. I only know about this sort of thing causing it because it's how it occurred with me -- mouse in right hand, right wrist laying against desk caused what first was numbness and eventually was constant pain...

because it's nerve damage, it can never heal completely. my uncle does the surgery procedures for the condition and he tells me that I need to protect those nerves (with a wrist splint) to stop the damage from continuing, because while they can usually go in there and stop the actual pain, they cannot repair the damage once it's done.

Answer 6

It is caused by a trapped nerve (median nerve) that runs through the wrist bones - the carpals, which is why it is called carpal tunnel syndrome. The nerve is used for sensation plus controls your finger and thumb movements.

If it is causing you problems then you need to see your GP as there are medical and surgical treatments available.

Don't worry - it's quite common.

Answer 7

I was told some years ago that I had 'carpel tunnel syndrome,' that or 'tenosinovitus' (probably spelt wrongly).

For me, there was at length, an ache in my wrist and hand, but prior to that I'd find myself 'flicking my wrist' as if trying to shake off loose drops of water ~ without realising I was doing so until I became 'aware.' But was unconsciously aware that this was my trying to rid myself of 'a sticky feeling WITHIN my wrist.'

It was a bizarre set of sensations that occasionally reoccurred, but more troublesome for me as it occurred in the one good hand I have (and can use).

Sometime I feel I do need to rest it when typing, and my guess is that my sense of this is a few steps ahead of the return of it.

Sash.

Answer 8

it's CARPAL tunnel...

www.webmd.com

it's an irritation of the ligaments in the carpal tunnel (where your wrist joins the hand), from repetitive stress. ( cutting, typing, cake decorating, sorting mail...)the ONLY cure is surgery.

(been there done that...)

Answer 9

Usually problems in the hands or wrists from pronlonged use such as at a job.

Answer 10

Its to do with the cartilidges in your hand. It kinda curls your hand and makes it painful to do strenuous things.

Answer 11

ALSO IT CAN COME ABOUT BECAUSE OF PREGNANCY WITH THE EXTRA FLUID PUTTING STRESS ON YOUR VEINS...AND IT HURTS LIKE HELL AND SO DOES GOING TO GET TESTED FOR IT !!!