Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Medical Management

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management

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Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is often a debilitating disorder that is commonly encountered in primary care. It is the most common entrapment neuropathy of the upper extremity, affecting...

Carpal tunnel syndrome - Diagnosis and treatment

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Symptoms and Treatment - OrthoInfo

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Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common condition that causes numbness, tingling, and pain in the hand and forearm. The condition occurs when one of the major nerves to the hand — the median nerve — is squeezed …

Carpal tunnel syndrome - Symptoms and causes - Mayo …

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The carpal tunnel is a narrow passageway surrounded by bones and ligaments on the palm side of the hand. When the median nerve is compressed, …

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

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Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is an entrapment neuropathy caused by compression of the median nerve as it travels through the …

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes

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Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common condition that causes pain, numbness, tingling, and weakness in the hand and wrist. It happens when there is increased pressure within the wrist on a nerve called the …

Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | AAFP

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Carpal tunnel syndrome, the most common focal peripheral neuropathy, results from compression of the median nerve at the wrist. 1 The syndrome affects an …

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | Johns Hopkins Medicine

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The carpal tunnel is an opening in your wrist that is formed by the carpal bones on the bottom of the wrist and the transverse carpal ligament across the top of the wrist. The median nerve provides sensory and motor …

Primary care management of carpal tunnel syndrome

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Carpal tunnel syndrome of mild to moderate severity can often be effectively treated in a primary care environment. Workplace task modification and wrist splints can reduce or defer referral to hospital for …

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management

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Conservative treatment may be offered initially to patients with mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome. Options include splinting, corticosteroids, physical …