Carpal tunnel syndrome

  • Have you ever feel pain in your wrists?
  • Are you using laptop for hours and feeling pain in your wrists?
  • Do you have any idea about carpal tunnel syndrome?
  • During cooking have you ever feel pain in your hands?
  • Is their any tingling sensation in your hands?
  • Does the pain in wrists have started after pregnancy?

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and its symptoms:

  • Numbness and tingling sensation in hands and wrists. 
  • Weakness in hands. Droping the things. 
  • Clumsiness in hands. 
  • Night pain in wrists. 

Causes of CTS:

  • Median nerve passing through the tunnel in wrist got compressed. 
  • Prolonged use of laptop. 
  • Pregnancy. 

Treatment:

  • Hand splints and positioning. 
  • Hand exercises (Wrist Flex and Extend. Bend wrist down and use other hand to increase the stretch. Hold for 15-30 seconds.) 
  • Changing the hand activities. 
  • Nerve glide exercises recommended by a physical therapist. 
  • Surgery if not treated at early stage. 

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