Do you ever feel like your hand is falling asleep all the time? Is it tingling or having a numb feeling? This common condition that is cramping your style is carpal tunnel syndrome.

Carpal tunnel syndrome can be caused by repetitive hand motion, pregnancy and other medical conditions. The symptoms that your patient might experience is numbness, tingling or weakness in their hand. To make the diagnosis, you’ll perform various sensory and motor testing. Next, the treatment will depend on the severity.

Join Dr. Niket Sonpal as he hopes this episode helps shed some light on this common syndrome.

March 18, 2024

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