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![]() Sometimes, the thickening of the lining of the tendons (due to irritation or inflammation), or other types of swelling, narrows the tunnel and compresses the nerve.Īs the median nerve provides sensation to the palm side of the thumb, index finger, second finger and part of the ring finger, these areas get affected. The median nerve involved, and the surrounding nine tendons that bend the fingers, pass through the carpal tunnel – a narrow, rigid passageway at the base of the hand. When this happens, it’s called carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).ĬTS is a common form of nerve entrapment people often get due to repetitive motions such as typing. They serve as electrical wiring that transmits signals between the brain, spinal cord and the rest of the body.Īt times, they can “short-circuit” and become pinched, squeezed or compressed, causing numbness, tingling, weakness and pain.Ī pinched nerve can happen at any body part a nerve that often gets compressed at the wrist is the median nerve. ![]() There are over a trillion nerves in the human body.
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