Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is commonly
associated with repetitive use of the hand
for specific tasks. The median nerve
becomes inflamed due to pressure from
the wrist bones. As the symptoms get
worse the pressure on the median
nerve can cause any number of
symptoms. At first, you may experience
tingling, numbness or burning in your
hand. Shooting pains in the wrist and or
forearm may follow, resulting in loss of
grip strength.

The carpal tunnel is a narrow, rigid
opening that is formed by the bones of
the wrist and is held together by
ligaments (tissue that connects bones).
Repetitive hand movements such as
working with power tools, assembly line,
and computers can cause the tendons,
which are the soft tissue that connects
bone to muscle to become inflamed
and press the median nerve against the
carpal tunnel.

  Pain, pins & needles or numbness in the fingers.
 Tingling or numbness in the entire hand.
  Shooting pains from your hands, up the arms and
     into the shoulders.
  Swelling feeling in the hands or wrists.
  Dropping objects more often than usual.
  Difficulty in grasping objects.
  Difficulty in tying shoes, writing or typing.
  Difficulty in opening jars, twisting door knobs.