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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome occurs when the median nerve, which runs from the forearm into the hand, becomes pressed or squeezed at the wrist. The median nerve controls sensations to the palm side of the thumb and fingers (although not the little finger), as well as impulses to some small muscles in the hand that allow the fingers and thumb to move.
The carpal tunnel - a narrow, rigid passageway of ligament and bones at the base of the hand houses the median nerve and tendons. Sometimes, thickening from irritated tendons or other swelling narrows the tunnel and causes the median nerve to be compressed.
The result may be pain,
weakness, or numbness in the hand and wrist, radiating up the arm.
Although painful sensations may indicate other conditions, Carpal Tunnel
Syndrome is the most common and widely known of the entrapment
neuropathies in which the body's peripheral nerves are compressed or
traumatized.
What Causes Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Carpal tunnel syndrome is often the result of a combination of factors that increase pressure on the median nerve and tendons in the carpal tunnel, rather than a problem with the nerve itself. Most likely the disorder is due to a congenital predisposition - the carpal tunnel is simply smaller in some people than in others.
Other contributing factors include trauma or injury to the wrist that cause swelling, such as sprain or fracture; overactivity of the pituitary gland; hypothyroidism; rheumatoid arthritis; mechanical problems in the wrist joint; work stress; repeated use of vibrating hand tools; fluid retention during pregnancy or menopause; or the development of a cyst or tumor in the canal. In some cases no cause can be identified.
There is little clinical data to prove whether repetitive and forceful movements of the hand and wrist during work or leisure activities can cause CTS. Repeated motions performed in the course of normal work or other daily activities can result in repetitive motion disorders such as bursitis and tendonitis. Writer's cramp - a condition in which a lack of fine motor skill coordination and ache and pressure in the fingers, wrist, or forearm is brought on by repetitive activity - is not a symptom of carpal tunnel syndrome.
Whatever the cause, it's
extremely painful! If you’ve ever had CTS before then you
realize that it feels like your hands or wrists are on fire with
pain, or that a hot pin is sticking your wrist. Many people
would do almost anything to be rid of the extreme discomfort.
Facts
About Carpal
Tunnel Syndrome:
• According to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, “disorders associated with repeated
trauma” account for about 60% of all occupational
illnesses. Of all
these disorders, carpal
tunnel syndrome is the condition most frequently reported.
• A report by NIOSH revealed that more than 50% of all
food cashiers, (jobs predominantly held by women), suffered some
degree of carpal tunnel syndrome and other forms of repetitive strain
injuries as a result of the physical demands of scanning products at
high speed.
• Currently, CTS affects over 8-million
Americans.
• Presently, 25% of all
computer operators have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Women are twice as likely
to develop Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
as opposed to their male counterparts.
• While women account for about 45% of all workers, they experience
nearly 2/3’s of all work-related Repetitive Strain Injuries.
• Surgery for Carpal Tunnel
Syndrome is the second most common type of surgery, with well
over 230,000 procedures performed annually.
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The information provided on this site is for informational purposes only and is not meant to substitute for advice provided by a healthcare professional. The information provided should not be used for diagnosing, treating or prescribing medication for treatment of a disease or health-related condition. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, April 2002 **The following sources are compiled from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health-NIOSH for years 1997 to 2000**