How to Solve Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Problem Solved: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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The pain that won't quit

What it is
Some of the 11.5 million Americans with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) can't turn this page without sharp pain, tingling, burning, numbness, or weakness in their hands and wrists. Many can't sleep due to such symptoms, says Daniel Osei, MD, assistant professor at Washington University School of Medicine.

Why it happens
Many things—including injury, pregnancy, and (possibly) repeatedly flexing and bending your wrist—can narrow the bony passageway called the carpal tunnel, which is in your wrist. Symptoms occur when the median nerve, which travels through the tunnel, gets squeezed, often by swollen tissue. The pain can reach as far as your shoulders; untreated CTS may result in nerve damage.

Published February 2013, Prevention

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