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.

After 45 years as an executive assistant, Francine Barna started dropping things. Not appointments or phone calls or things critical to her job as the assistant to the head of a financial institution ...

People who perform repetitive hand movements, such as typing or sewing, may be at risk for carpal tunnel syndrome. When medication or other treatments do not provide relief, a surgical procedure may ...

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 ...

Objectives To compare endoscopic and open carpal tunnel release surgery among employed patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. Design and setting Randomised controlled trial at a single orthopaedic ...

A recent study of therapies for carpal tunnel syndrome suggests a clear benefit for surgery, although the investigators also found improvements in patients who received carefully structured, ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs due to compression of the median nerve in the wrist. This can cause symptoms such as numbness, tingling, and weakness in the hand. This compression is often due to ...

This common condition can create numbness, tingling, burning, weakening in the grip and/or pain that can shoot from the fingers to the shoulder. While it often flares up at night, it can also impact a ...

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Experts say that as the population ages and baby boomers get older, carpal tunnel syndrome has become more prevalent. (Getty Images) If you’ve ever experienced numbness or tingling in your hand or ...