carpal tunnel syndrome

(noun)

Carpal tunnel syndrome is an entrapment median neuropathy, causing paresthesia, pain, numbness, and other symptoms in the distribution of the median nerve due to its compression at the wrist in the carpal tunnel.

Examples of carpal tunnel syndrome in the following topics:

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

    • Carpal tunnel syndrome is an entrapment median neuropathy of the median nerve due to its compression at the wrist in the carpal tunnel.
    • Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is an entrapment median neuropathy, causing paresthesia, pain, numbness, and other symptoms in the distribution of the median nerve due to its compression at the wrist in the carpal tunnel.
    • Pain in carpal tunnel syndrome is primarily numbness that is so intense that it wakes one from sleep.
    • Carpal tunnel syndrome can be associated with any condition that causes pressure on the median nerve at the wrist.
    • Carpal tunnel syndrome is also associated with repetitive activities of the hand and wrist, in particular with a combination of forceful and repetitive activities.

  • Raynaud's Phenomenon

    • Raynaud's syndrome, or secondary Raynaud's, occurs secondary to a wide variety of other conditions.
    • Connective tissue disorders which may cause secondary Raynaud's include scleroderma, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren's syndrome, cold agglutinin disease, and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.
    • Obstructive disorders which may cause secondary Raynaud's include atherosclerosis, Takayasu's arteritis, subclavian aneurysms, and thoracic outlet syndrome.
    • Other causes of secondary Raynaud's include physical trauma, Lyme disease, hypothyroidism, carpal tunnel syndrome, magnesium deficiency, and multiple sclerosis.
    • Raynaud's syndrome is treated primarily by addressing the underlying cause of the phenomenon.

  • Regeneration of Nerve Fibers

    • Nerve damage can be caused by physical injury or swelling (e.g. carpal tunnel syndrome), autoimmune disease (e.g.
    • Guillain-Barré syndrome), infection (e.g. neuritis), diabetes, or failure of the blood vessels surrounding the nerve.

  • Tennis Elbow, Little-League Elbow, and Dislocation of the Radial Head

    • Disorders such as calcification of the rotator cuff, bicipital tendinitis, or carpal tunnel syndrome may increase chances of tennis elbow.

  • Muscles of the Wrist and Hand

    • Attachments - Originates from the humerus and ulna and attaches to one of the carpal bones in the wrist.
    • Attachments – Originates from the humerus and the radius, splitting into four tendons at the wrist which travel through the carpal tunnel and attach to the fingers.
    • Attachments - Originates from the ulna, splitting into four tendons at the wrist which travel through the carpal tunnel and attach distally to the fingers.
    • Attachments - Originates from the humerus, splitting into four tendons at the wrist which travel through the carpal tunnel and attach to the digits.

  • The Fight-or-Flight Response

    • This response was later recognized as the first stage of a general adaptation syndrome that regulates stress responses among vertebrates and other organisms.

  • Bone Tissue and the Effects of Aging

    • High levels of calcium, magnesium, phosphate, and collagen products are released into the extracellular fluid as the osteoclasts tunnel into the mineralized bone.
    • With its anabolic effect, exercise may simultaneously stop or reverse osteoporosis, a component of frailty syndrome.

  • Rheumatism and Arthritis

    • Some countries use the word rheumatism to describe fibromyalgia syndrome.
    • Severe osteoarthritis and osteopenia of the carpal joint and first carpometacarpal joint.

  • Sympathetic Responses

    • This response was later recognized as the first stage of a general adaptation syndrome that regulates stress responses among vertebrates and other organisms.