Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a painful nerve compression condition characterized by numbing or tingling sensations in the wrist or hand. It is attributed to the excessive and prolonged stress on the wrist that leads to the compression of a nerve in the carpal tunnel due to the thickening of ligaments and tendon sheaths. The carpal tunnel is a narrow passageway at the base of the palm through which nerves and flexor muscles pass.
People who suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome complain of intermittent numbness of the thumb, index, long, and radial half of the ring finger usually during the night CTS may also bring about loss of grip strength and, sometimes, pain in the arm and shoulder. Left untreated, the condition can cause permanent nerve damage, withering of some muscles of the thenar eminence, and palmar abduction weakness that may affect a person's work or productivity. It is widely believed that people who do typing work or use the computer keyboard too often are at high risk of developing CTS though further scientific studies and evidences are still needed to prove this collective belief.
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