A healthy, normal individual should have no problem playing the guitar for long periods of time without affecting the position of the fingers. The inability to straighten the last two fingers may be a sign of something else going on.

People who have carpal tunnel syndrome do often feel pain that wakes them at night. The syndrome occurs when the median nerve that passes through the carpal tunnel in your wrist becomes pinched or pressed. It's usually caused by repetitive motions in the wrist, that can cause swelling or scarring, which then causes the pressure. But, at night, as you sleep and relax, the soft tissues in your wrist may swell up a little, but just enough to put more pressure on the nerve.

Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the median nerve that passes through the carpal tunnel in your wrist becomes pinched or pressed. It's usually caused by repetitive motions in the wrist, that can cause swelling or scarring, which then causes the pressure.

The carpal tunnel is the spot in your wrist that allows a nerve, the median nerve to pass from your forearm into your hand. When the carpal tunnel becomes inflamed or if there is something that causes the area to get smaller, it puts pressure on this nerve and this causes pain and numbness in the hand, particularly around the thumb area. This is called carpal tunnel syndrome.

New understanding of the biochemical basis of Dupuytren disease may help explain complications that often occur after surgery for this condition. In this report, surgeons from Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. bring us up-to-date on the recent research findings related to Dupuytrens.

Scientists are trying to get a handle on how helpful steroid injections are for symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. So far, there's no evidence that the drug actually changes the nerve function. But it does give the temporary relief you have experienced.

Treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is not standardized yet. Evidence from studies done so far suggest trying conservative (nonoperative) care first. If your symptoms are not improved within the first two months, then try another approach. The most common conservative care includes nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), physical therapy, or steroid injections (more on injections in a minute).

A ganglion is a small, harmless cyst, or sac of fluid, that sometimes develops in the wrist. Doctors don't know exactly what causes ganglions. Technically, a ganglion cyst causes a trigger finger. The ganglion is just one of many possible causes of trigger finger. Let's define some of these terms to help you understand this better.

Trigger finger is a catching or popping of the tendons as they move the fingers. Usually this problem occurs as the finger is moved toward the palm of the hand. This movement is called flexion.

The tendons that move the fingers are held in place on the bones by a series of ligaments called pulleys. These ligaments form an arch on the surface of the bone that creates a sort of tunnel for the tendon to run in along the bone.

There are many potential causes of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Most people are familiar with CTS from repetitive motions, especially from activity in the work place. But CTS can also occur as a result of a wrist fracture.