Common Pain – Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
There is a tube in the wrist called the carpal tunnel, through which a total of 9 tendons and the median nerve pass.
When the pressure in the carpal tunnel increases, the nerves become pinched and cannot function properly,
causing numbness, discomfort and pain in the fingers.
Symptoms often include pain, numbness, or tingling in the hands and fingers, and sometimes even the forearm, which can occur when you perform simple movements, such as holding a phone or reading a newspaper, and you may feel powerless to hold.
Causes of carpal tunnel syndrome include:
-Old wrist fracture may cause carpal tunnel to narrow
-Diabetes and some rare endocrine diseases
-Water buildup causes swelling of carpal tunnel tissue
-Inflammation such as rheumatoid arthritis causes swelling of the joints and tendons in the carpal tunnel
-Obese people have a higher chance of developing carpal tunnel syndrome
-Changes in the soft tissue or bone structure of the wrist as you age
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