Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common problem affecting the hand and wrist. Symptoms begin when the median nerve gets squeezed inside the carpal tunnel of the wrist, a medical condition known as nerve entrapment or compressive neuropathy. Any condition that decreases the size of the carpal tunnel or enlarges the tissues inside the tunnel can produce the symptoms of CTS.

This study represents the results of long-term outcomes in patients treated for carpal tunnel syndrome with two different surgical approaches. One group had the more traditional open carpal tunnel release. The second group had an endoscopic release, which is an accepted, but not widely used, surgical procedure.

During a raquetball game, I fell forward landing on my palm up hand while my fingers caught on the floor and hyper-extended under my hand and body weight. I thought I broke many of them.

It was diagnosed as a severe sprain, x-ray shows no broken bones. It's across 3 fingers (middle, ring, pinky). When it happened, I was told it should be better in a week to 10 days. It wasn't. I thought maybe since it was severe, I would need additional time to heal.

Back in 2007 I was a food server and torn cartilage in my right wrist lifting trays. After MRI's, worker's comp, and seeing so many doctor's no one had an answer. The doctor said the tare was to small for surgery. I don't want surgery however I am still having pain. I wear a wrist guard all the time. No doctor really knows what I have, they just keep hurting it when they perform the exams.

Should I put a cast on it? So it doesn't move and it can heal on it's own?

I am 27 years old and I have a neuroma in my right hand. I have had it removed and it immediatly returned. simpl things like taking a shower or shaking hands or even giving 5 to my kids can make me wish for death, the pain is so bad, Hell i cant even handle changing my son diapers. the littlest tap or wrong movement of my fingers triggers pain that doctors say is equivalent to being nailed to the cross. The romans nailed thru the medial nerve in the hand for a reason.. it is excruciating. can someone help/??????????

I am 27 years old and I have a neuroma in my right hand. I have had it removed and it immediatly returned. simpl things like taking a shower or shaking hands or even giving 5 to my kids can make me wish for death, the pain is so bad, Hell i cant even handle changing my son diapers. the littlest tap or wrong movement of my fingers triggers pain that doctors say is equivalent to being nailed to the cross. The romans nailed thru the medial nerve in the hand for a reason.. it is excruciating. can someone help/??????????

I am 27 years old and I have a neuroma in my right hand. I have had it removed and it immediatly returned. simpl things like taking a shower or shaking hands or even giving 5 to my kids can make me wish for death, the pain is so bad, Hell i cant even handle changing my son diapers. the littlest tap or wrong movement of my fingers triggers pain that doctors say is equivalent to being nailed to the cross. The romans nailed thru the medial nerve in the hand for a reason.. it is excruciating. can someone help/??????????

Surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome is not always a cure. Surgery should be done together with the patient modifying the activity that may have triggered the carpal tunnel syndrome to begin with. If your mother went back to that activity, it's entirely possible that the tendon has, once again, become irritated and inflamed.

Jung Hwan Lee, MD, et al.

Carpal tunnel syndrome, the irritation of the median nerve that runs from your forearm to your wrist is a common repetitive stress injury. As you use your hand and wrist in the same motion over and over again, the tendon becomes irritated and inflamed, causing you pain.

Carpal tunnel syndrome is becoming increasingly common among people in the western world. It's caused by an irritation of the nerve, the median nerve, that runs from your forearm into the hand. It's most often a repetitive stress injury, an overuse injury of the hand, although it may have other causes. Once it's been diagnosed, treatment can consist of splinting, pain medications, injections of steroids, or even surgery.