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What is affected in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

What is affected in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Carpal tunnel syndrome causes pain and tingling in the hand and the fingers.  Usually the thumb, index and middle finger are affected because the median nerve branches supply these fingers....

What is affected in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Carpal tunnel syndrome causes pain and tingling in the hand and the fingers.  Usually the thumb, index and middle finger are affected because the median nerve branches supply these fingers....

What causes tingling in the fingers?

What causes tingling in the fingers?

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is the most common cause of tingling of the fingers.  This occurs when the median nerve because squashed under a thick compressive ligament in the wrist.  It...

What causes tingling in the fingers?

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is the most common cause of tingling of the fingers.  This occurs when the median nerve because squashed under a thick compressive ligament in the wrist.  It...

Does trapeziectomy or joint replacement give a faster recovery for painful thumb osteoarthritis?

Does trapeziectomy or joint replacement give a ...

Both trapeziectomy surgery (taking out the small bone at the base of the thumb), and joint replacement are excellent for improving pain related to osteoarthritis of the thumb carpometacarpal joint....

Does trapeziectomy or joint replacement give a ...

Both trapeziectomy surgery (taking out the small bone at the base of the thumb), and joint replacement are excellent for improving pain related to osteoarthritis of the thumb carpometacarpal joint....

Is Trapeziectomy or joint replacement better for thumb base (CMCJ) osteoarthritis?

Is Trapeziectomy or joint replacement better fo...

Both trapeziectomy surgery (taking out the small bone at the base of the thumb), and joint replacement are excellent for improving pain related to osteoarthritis of the thumb carpometacarpal joint....

Is Trapeziectomy or joint replacement better fo...

Both trapeziectomy surgery (taking out the small bone at the base of the thumb), and joint replacement are excellent for improving pain related to osteoarthritis of the thumb carpometacarpal joint....

Surgery for thumb base arthritis (carpometacarpal arthritis of the thumb)

Surgery for thumb base arthritis (carpometacarp...

Patients usually consider surgery for osteoarthritis of the base of the thumb when they have got to the point where the pain is making them miserable.  This might be because...

Surgery for thumb base arthritis (carpometacarp...

Patients usually consider surgery for osteoarthritis of the base of the thumb when they have got to the point where the pain is making them miserable.  This might be because...

Can steroid injections help my painful thumb?

Can steroid injections help my painful thumb?

Pain from osteoarthritis of the base of the thumb is common.  It affects about 1/4 of post-menopausal women, of whom about 1/4 will have pain.  One option for painful osteoarthritis...

Can steroid injections help my painful thumb?

Pain from osteoarthritis of the base of the thumb is common.  It affects about 1/4 of post-menopausal women, of whom about 1/4 will have pain.  One option for painful osteoarthritis...