Carpal tunnel syndrome or CTS is a painful and debilitating condition of the hand and arm caused due to pinched or pressed nerves in the wrist (median nerve). Carpal is derived from the word ...

It occurs when the median nerve—which controls sensation and movement in the hand—becomes compressed as it passes through a narrow passage in the wrist called the carpal tunnel. Dr Vivek ...

Medically reviewed by Jason DelCollo, DO Thumb numbness is a symptom often attributed to a "pinched nerve" of the hand, wrist, or spine. In addition, numbness may be due to a disease or medications ...

"When you're typing and your wrist is bent it's going to ... you will actually be putting extra pressure on your median nerve, the nerve that causes carpal tunnel," says Wei.

Carpal tunnel syndromeoccurs due to the median nerve becoming squeezed or pinched as it travels through the wrist, and cubital tunnel syndrome occurs when the ulnar nerve becomes trapped in the elbow.

Why Does My Hand Hurt? There are many reasons why you may have pain in your hand, such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, tendinitis, trigger finger, or Dupuytren's contracture. WebMD's ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome is numbness, tingling, weakness, and other problems in your hand because of pressure on the median nerve in your wrist. This nerve runs through the carpal tunnel, which is found ...

The NHS undertakes 37,000 operations a year to tackle carpal tunnel syndrome - a condition in which the wrist nerve becomes compressed. Here, Julie Jewitt, 40, a hospital theatre sister who lives ...