Also known as Median Neuropathy at the Wrist, Carpel Tunnel Syndrome occurs when the median nerve, which runs from the forearm into the hand, becomes pressed or squeezed at the wrist.
The symptoms are usually burning, tingling, or itching numbness in the palm of the hand and the fingers, especially the thumb and the index and middle fingers with some people even stating their fingers feel useless and swollen even though they appear fine.
Carpel Tunnel Syndrome is a multi-faceted problem, meaning there are many factors that could cause it. In some cases the carpel tunnel just may be smaller in some people. Others causes come down to trauma or injury that makes the wrist swell. Medical issues such as hypothyroidism, which is an under active thyroid gland and rheumatoid arthritis. Other causes of Carpel Tunnel Syndrome could be work related, even though this is often seen as controversial.
People who work as assembly line workers, meat packers and food processors but not office workers, often fall victim to Carpel Tunnel Syndrome, resulting in billions of compensation claims every year. In work related cases, Carpel Tunnel Syndrome is often provoked by repetitive grasping and manipulating activities. Forceful and repetitive use of the hand and wrist in industrial occupations can cause pressure at the wrist resulting in a tingling and often burning sensation, two key symptoms of Carpel Tunnel Syndrome. Women are also often seen as being three times more likely to develop Carpel Tunnel Syndrome.
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