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What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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Carpal tunnel syndromeis a painful disorder of the wrist and hand. Thecarpaltunnelis a little narrow tunnel made with bones and other tissues of your wrist.This narrow tunnel protects your  median nerve. This nerve gives you feeling in your thumb, index, middle and ring fingers. But when other tissues such asligaments and tendons in this narrow tunnel get swollen or inflamed, they pressagainst the median nerve. This pressure will make part of your hand hurt or feelnumb from time to time.
How do you Get Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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Making the same movements over and over with your hand can lead to carpaltunnel syndrome. It's a very common disorder in people whose jobs requirepinching or gripping with the wrist bent for a long period of time. People at risk for carpal tunnel syndromeinclude people who use computers, carpenters, checkersat retail stores, assembly-line workers, meat packers, musicians, mechanics,people working with vibrating objects. Gardening, golfing, canoeing, etc.. cansometimes bring on symptoms of carpal tunnel.Carpal tunnel syndrome can be caused by other things too. An injury to the wrist,like a fracture. Or it may be caused from being diabetic, having rheumatoidarthritis or thyroid disease.Carpal tunnel syndromecan also occur duringpregnancy. It is most common in women age 40 to 60.
What are the Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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You can have symptoms in one or both of your hands, but usually the hand youuse most will show some symptoms first. Some common symptoms of carpaltunnel syndromeare:
 
* You hand and fingers will feel numb or a tingling sensation. You may feel itmore in your thumb, index and middle fingers.* You will experience some pain in your wrist, palm or forearm.* Stronger pain or numbness at night, more than during the day. The pain maybe so bad that it wakes you up.* Pain or numbness when you are driving your car. This is usually one of the firstsymptoms* Trouble grabbing or gripping objects.* Weak thumb.* For woman, (as your body retains more water at certain times) numbness or pain before your period, or at the end of a pregnancy or in the first few monthsafter giving birth.
How Serious is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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Carpal tunnel syndrome isn't life threatening but it is very uncomfortable to livewith. With treatment, the pain will usually go away and you'll have no lastingdamage to your hand or wrist.
How can you Fix or Cure Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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*Carpal tunnel syndromecan be triggered by a medical problem. Your doctor should treat that problem first. For example, if you have thyroid disease,carpaltunnel syndromemay go away when you start taking medicine for your thyroidproblem.* Get an injection in your carpal tunnel from your doctor with a drug such as cortisone. This may help stop the swelling and inflammation and ease the pain.But the relief may not last for more then a couple of months.* In some cases, surgery is needed to make the symptoms go away. The surgeryinvolves cutting the ligament that may be pressing on your median nerve. You'llusually get back the normal use of your wrist and hand within 6 to 8 weeks after surgery.. Be aware that this is obviously the most expensive route to take, andnot always successful.* Or you can use "simple home techniques" to relieve the pain, and in mostcases, cure it. Click the link below to discover "How to Eliminate Carpal TunnelPain in As Little As 72 Hours" and "Cure It Completely within 30 Days!"..........Click on this link: 
www.HomeCureCarpalTunnel.info
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