Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition that can cause pain, numbness, weakness and tingling in the fingers and hands due to pressure on the median nerve, which runs down your arm and into your hand.

Do you spend your days using a computer, sorting mail, or assembling small parts? Do you experience numbness in your hands at night or during certain activities? You may be at risk for, or already ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with arthritis had longer follow-up in the hand clinic after carpal tunnel release. After carpal tunnel ...

Men are more likely than women to be offered surgery to ease carpal tunnel syndrome, but a small new study from one hospital suggests that gender may have nothing to do with the disparity. Instead, ...

Learn the two conditions that are often misdiagnosed as carpal tunnel syndrome, plus symptoms, tests, treatments, and ...

Cases of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome are on the rise thanks in part, to our excessive use of technology – particularly smartphones, tablets, and computers – often on a daily basis. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ...

Last summer, Anna Lea Matysek of Sarasota, Florida, and her husband Jim set to work sprucing up their property. Some of the hardscaping that had been installed two decades prior had sunk into the soft ...

If you’ve ever experienced numbness or tingling in your hand or wrist or an urge to “shake out” your hands, these are all common signs of carpal tunnel syndrome, which affects up to 5% of the ...

IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR IS YOUR HAND ACHING? CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME CAN BE DEBILITATING, AND UNFORTUNATELY, WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP THIS CONDITION THAN MEN. HORMONAL CHANGES ARE TO BLAME ...

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