Median nerve entrapment syndromes are conditions that occur when the median nerve, which runs from the forearm into the hand, becomes compressed at various points along its path. This can lead to ...

Compression of the median nerve within this narrow tunnel leads to symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. The palmar cutaneous branch of the median nerve branches off 5 cm proximal to the carpal ...

Medically reviewed by Oluseun Olufade, MD If you have carpal tunnel syndrome, your symptoms appear gradually and are mild at ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome can happen to anyone, but the causes aren't always clear. Repetitive movements of the fingers, ...

This is usually caused by the compression of the median nerve as it passes through the rather tight carpal tunnel in the wrist. It is, therefore, the compression that may cause a number of ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most frequent entrapment neuropathy, which occurs as a consequence of compression of the median nerve at the wrist. The diagnosis is usually based on characteristic ...