Fingers going numb? Dropping things? Feeling weak?…..Have you considered that you may have Carpal tunnel? What is carpal tunnel Syndrome (CTS)?...
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An overview of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome is characterised by numbness and tingling in the hand and arm caused by a compression of the median nerve as it passes through the wrist. What Is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Carpal tunnel syndrome is the compression of the median nerve as it passes through the carpal tunnel….
Do you have hand pain whilst playing video games?
Do you experience hand pain whilst playing video games? Repetitve injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome or DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis may be the reason. Here’s what you can do to help. Playing video games for many hours can place an enormous amount of stress on your muscles and joints which can lead…
Possible reasons for numbness in the thumb, index and middle fingers
Do you experience numbness or tingling in your thumb, index and middle fingers? This could be caused by compression of the median nerve. The Median Nerve The median nerve, comes down the front of the arm near the bicep’s muscle. It passes through the two heads of pronator teres, a…
Common causes of hand numbness and tingling
We take a look at the three main nerves that supply the hand – the radial, median and ulnar nerves – and how they are related to common causes of hand numbness and tingling. The hand is supplied by three main nerves, the radial, median and ulnar nerves. Each one…
Tingling and numbness in your hands whilst pregnant
Women can be more prone to developing carpal tunnel syndrome during pregnancy. Here’s a look at why and what you can do to help it. During pregnancy you can be more prone to developing carpal tunnel syndrome. This is because there can accumulation of fluid in the body which places…
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