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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Median Nerve
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Certain kinds of repetitive movements have become associated with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. One of the most common is typing on a keyboard. Other examples of repetitive movements which have caused wrist problems include assembly line work, where the same motion is repeated over and over throughout the work week, and weekend activities, such as the simple act of hitting a tennis ball repeatedly. What happens is that the linings of the carpal tunnel become irritated and swollen, and the median nerve is affected by the pressure. The patient will feel a numbness and tingling in the areas that are supplied by the median nerve, which runs through the thumb, the index and middle fingers, and through half of the fourth finger on the thumb side. Someone who feels this kind of numbness or tingling sensations may ... experience a weak grip and a loss of fine movements.
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Treatments for diseases only associated with carpal tunnel, such as hypothyroid or diabetes may not be as effective for relieving CTS symptoms. Some interesting research involves injections of insulin into the median nerves of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who had mild to moderate CTS. Insulin has a nerve regenerating effect. In one study, after an initial steroid injection, seven weekly insulin injections proved significantly beneficial compared to placebo. Further research is needed on this therapy.
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Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition in which the median nerve is compressed as it passes through an opening from the wrist to the hand called the carpal tunnel. The carpal tunnel is formed by the carpal bones on the bottom of the wrist and the transverse carpal ligament across the top of the wrist. Since the median nerve provides sensory and motor functions to the thumb and three middle fingers, many symptoms may result.
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The carpal tunnel is a passageway that runs from the forearm through the wrist. Bones form three walls of the tunnel and a strong, broad ligament bridges over them. The median nerve, which supplies feeling to the thumb, index, and ring fingers, and the nine tendons that flex the fingers, passes through this tunnel. This nerve ... provides function for the muscles at the base of the thumb (the thenar muscles). Usually, carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is considered an inflammatory disorder caused by repetitive stress, physical injury, or other conditions that cause the tissues around the median nerve to become swollen. It occurs either when the protective lining of the tendons within the carpal tunnel become inflamed and swell or when the ligament that forms the roof becomes thicker and broader.
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Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the median nerve is compressed at the wrist. The resulting symptoms are experienced as pain, weakness, or numbness in the hand and wrist, radiating up the arm.
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The Carpal Solution gently tugs simultaneously at three key points on the palm surrounding the carpal tunnel during sleep. Consistent gentle pulling action applied for 6 to 8 hours while the hand is relaxed, decompresses and reshapes the soft tissue around the carpal tunnel relieving pressure on the Median Nerve.
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