The median nerve is one of many peripheral nerves that extend throughout the body. This nerve in particular provides important control of the hand, wrist, and forearm and is commonly associated with ...

SEATTLE — A study of steroid injections into the carpal tunnel showed the technique used does not injure the median nerve, but fails to consistently allow the drug to disperse freely in a cadaveric ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome, also called median nerve compression, is a condition that causes numbness, tingling, or weakness in your hand. Repetitive motions of your hands and wrists over a long time may ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome affects 87 men and 192 women per 100,000 population worldwide. 1 Common signs include paresthesia, pain, and weakness in the median nerve distribution of the hand. Symptoms of ...

Damage to the median nerve within the carpal tunnel gives rise to carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), which is associated with a wide spectrum of symptoms. The predominant classic symptoms are nocturnal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A healthy 22-year-old right hand-dominant woman sustained an isolated, right lunate dislocation and ulnar ...

A 32-year-old woman was seen at the emergency room because of 24 hours of pain and paresthesias in the right hand. Physical examination showed swelling over the volar aspect of the wrist and ...

RELATIVELY little has been written about spontaneous compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel. Nevertheless, this condition is probably much more common than is realized. Undoubtedly, some ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs due to compression of the median nerve in the wrist. This can cause symptoms such as numbness, tingling, and weakness in the hand. This compression is often due to ...

Carpal tunnel syndromeis probably the most common nerve entrapment disorder, affecting more women than men. It is caused by compression of the median nerve as it enters the palm posterior to the ...