Millions of Americans experience carpal tunnel syndrome, but modern treatment options have significantly advanced.

Experts say that as the population ages and baby boomers get older, carpal tunnel syndrome has become more prevalent. (Getty Images) If you’ve ever experienced numbness or tingling in your hand or ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when pressure is placed on the median nerve in your wrist. There are several effective ways to prevent this, such as maintaining proper wrist position and practicing ...

Using a cellphone can increase your risk of carpal tunnel syndrome. If you need to use your smartphone frequently, you may wish to hold it with one hand instead of two or take advantage of hands-free ...

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is the world’s most common neuropathy caused by nerve compression. It happens when the median nerve, which runs through your wrist, gets squeezed inside a narrow passage ...

This link isn’t entirely understood yet, but carpal tunnel syndrome — especially when it develops in both wrists — is increasingly seen as a red flag that a person might develop ATTR-CM (also called ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome was an early predictor of heart failure during 10 years of follow-up. The ...

When your hands and wrists feel sore, it can sometimes be difficult to pinpoint the cause. Is it the early signs of ...

There’s a lot happening inside your wrist. Packed into that little space are numerous bones, tendons, ligaments, and nerves. Nine of those tendons and a large nerve are all packed together in an even ...

In their study published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings, UAB researchers collaborated with researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University to show that carpal tunnel syndrome preceded ...

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