CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME

Course overview

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME (CTS) IS AN ENTRAPMENT NEUROPATHY CAUSED BY COMPRESSION OF THE MEDIAN NERVE AS IT TRAVELS THROUGH THE WRIST'S CARPAL TUNNEL. IT IS THE MOST COMMON NERVE ENTRAPMENT NEUROPATHY, ACCOUNTING FOR 90% OF ALL NEUROPATHIES. EARLY SYMPTOMS OF CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME INCLUDE PAIN, NUMBNESS, AND PARESTHESIAS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ETIOLOGY, PRESENTATION, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME, AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING, DIAGNOSING, AND MANAGING THE CONDITION.