Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
* Main casue is the thickens of carpal tunnel ligament.
* swelling of the tissue and bone surrounding carpal tunnel as in rheumatoid arthritis.
*Fractures.
* work-related cumulative trauma of the wrist.
* Diseases or conditions that predispose to the development of carpal tunnel syndrome include pregnancy, diabetes, and obesity.
* a burning, tinglingnumbness of possibly pain in the first to three finger of the hand.it is difficult to gripe or make a fist, to drop things.
* Some numbness and pain may been seen in front arm, but not higher than that.
* The syndrom is worse in night, they may wake the patient up.
*Patients tend to drop objects because of wekness, numbness and clumsiness.
* by immobilizing the wrist in a splint to minimize or prevent pressure on the nerves.
*Avoid the repetive motion.
*anti-inflammatory drugs or injections of cortisone in the wrist to reduce the swelling.
* a surgical procedure in which doctors can open the wrist and cut the ligament at the bottom of the wrist to relieve the pressure. (only a small percentage of patients require surgery)
