carpal compression, phalen’s and ‎tinel’s test: which one is more ‎suitable for carpal tunnel ‎syndrome?‎

Carpal compression, Phalen’s and Tinel’s test: Which one is more suitable for carpal tunnel syndrome?

1 Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2 Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran 3 Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran 4 Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanj...

ACUPUNCTURE AND CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME About carpal tunnel syndrome

Carpal tunnel syndrome comprises potentially disabling sensory and/or motor symptoms in the hand. Around 1 in 10 people develop carpal tunnel syndrome at some point, and it is particularly common in women (Hughes 2007), with one study in the UK indicating an incidence of 139.4 cases per 100,000 women per year and 67.2 cases per 100,000 men (Bland 2003). The condition carries considerable implic...

The carpal tunnel syndrome.

The carpal tunnel is a channel with fibroosseous walls leading from the deep flexor space of the forearm into the palm of the hand. Superficially it is bounded by the flexor retinaculum which stretches from the trapezium and scaphoid laterally to the pisiform and hamate medially. This tough sheet blends proximally with the deep fascia of the forearm and distally with the palmar aponeurosis. The...

[The carpal tunnel syndrome].

Acute carpal tunnel syndrome.

Carpal tunnel syndrome is considered the most common of the chronic compressive neuropathies. Its cause is generally unknown. Acute carpal tunnel syndrome, which is much less common, is more often directly related to fractures and fracture-dislocations about the wrist, hemorrhagic conditions, and vascular disorders involving the wrist. Many rare and unusual causes have been described, including...

[Carpal tunnel syndrome treatment].

Carpal tunnel syndrome, the most common peripheral neuropathy, results from compression of the median nerve at the wrist, and is a cause of pain, numbness and tingling in the upper extremities and an increasingly recognized cause of work disability. If carpal tunnel syndrome seems likely, conservative management with splinting should be initiated. Moreover, it has suggested that patients reduce...