RELATIVELY little has been written about spontaneous compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel. Nevertheless, this condition is probably much more common than is realized. Undoubtedly, some ...

Objectives: To determine the protective effect of gel padded glove on median nerve compression in the carpal tunnel. Methods: Median nerve conduction parameters, skin temperature, laser Doppler ...

The concern with the cervical herniated disk and the popular whiplash injury as a source of pain in the upper extremity may exclude consideration of a more distal origin of such pain. It is the ...

- What is it? This painful, progressive condition, also called median nerve entrapment, occurs when the median nerve, which runs from the forearm into the hand, becomes pressed or squeezed at the ...

Starting to notice discomfort, numbness, weakness or tingling around your thumb and first two fingers? You could have carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), a nerve problem that is often diagnosed between ages ...

This week we are going to discuss a rather complex condition that has been simplified to the point of being nondiagnostic—the medial heel pain syndrome. Heel pain is a very common condition in the ...