What is Carpal Tunnel syndrome

What is Carpal Tunnel syndrome? Carpal tunnel syndrome, also known as median nerve compression, is a condition characterized by hand numbness, tingling, or weakness. It is caused by pressure on your median nerve, which runs the length of your arm, passes through the carpal tunnel in your wrist, and ends in your hand.

Symptoms

• Weakness when gripping objects with one or both hands
• Pain or numbness in one or both hands
• "Pins and needles" feeling in the fingers
• Swollen feeling in the fingers
• Burning or tingling in the fingers, especially the thumb and the index and middle fingers
• Pain or numbness that is worse at night, interrupting sleep

Causes

• Repetitive maneuvers
• Pregnancy, for example, because of edema or fluid retention
• Inflammatory, degenerative, and rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
• Hypothyroidism, or underactive thyroid
• Diabetes
• Physical trauma, such as dislocation or fracture of the wrist
• Lesions in the wrist
• Cyst or tumor in the carpal tunnel
• An overactive pituitary gland
• Any kind of swelling or inflammation around the tendons

At  Reddy Care Physical, Occupational & Aquatic therapy we can help you  in the earliest stages of the syndrome.

Our expert team of therapists at Reddy Care Physical, Occupational & Aquatic therapy, located throughout Long Island, Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan., can assist you with the condition. give Reddy Care a call to schedule your initial evaluation today.

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Sources:  https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/carpal-tunnel/carpal-tunnel-syndrome

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Written by:

Dr. Vinod Somareddy, PT, DPT

President

Reddy Care Physical Therapy

Reddy Care Occupational Therapy

Reddy Care Aquatic Therapy

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Reddy Care Physical & Occupational Therapy Reddy Care Physical & Occupational Therapy is an outstanding specialty service providing exceptional care and state-of-the-art treatments for the residents of Farmingdale and Great Neck, New York. The combination of innovative exercise programs, manual therapy, and technology together with the expertise of every member of the team enables Reddy Care Physical & Occupational Therapy to provide services that ensure superior clinical outcomes and consistently high patient satisfaction.