Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is compression of the Median nerve at the wrist area by the flexor retinaculum.

Aggravating factors include:

• Pregnancy
• Hormonal imbalance disorders like Hypothyroidism
• Extreme wrist motions with increased force across the wrist like hammering and vibration activities
• Haemodialyis
• Alcoholism
• Fractures around wrist area
• Any mass in the carpal tunnel

Symptoms:

• Wrist pain
• Tingling in thumb, index and middle fingers
• Difficulty using hand for grasping tasks
• Hand weakness

Non-operative

• Analgesia
• Bracing with wrist extension brace
• Topical steroid injection where clinically indicated

Surgery

Where indicated a Carpal tunnel release