Carpal tunnel syndrome is often experienced as sensations of paresthesia or numbness in the hand that occur during vigorous activities. The reason for these sensations is the constriction of a nerve called the nervus medianus.
Carpal tunnel is located on the inside part of the wrist. The carpal tunnel is a canal that is surrounded on one side by the carpal bones and on the other side by ligaments. Tendons and nerves run through this canal. If the canal becomes too narrow, then increased pressure and constriction of the nerves result in typical symptoms. Narrowing of the canal can have many results that are not always associated with a medical condition. For example, narrowing of the canal can be caused by the swelling of soft tissues during pregnancy, from regular physical work with the hands, or due to other conditions that involve the swelling of the hands.
Most female patients tend to feel paresthesia (numbness, tingling) at the onset of carpal tunnel syndrome during strenuous activities like bicycle riding, as well as pains in the fingers and palms. Later, symptoms occur even at night. Patients often report alleviation of symptoms when shaking their hands out.
Due to damage to the nerves, in the later stages carpal tunnel syndrome can result in muscular atrophy of the thumb. Early treatment can prevent this. Treatment usually begins with wearing bandages, taking anti-inflammatory medication, and cold therapy to improve symptoms. In later stages of carpal tunnel syndrome, operation is common. Operation involves dividing the constricted ligament in two. This involves a small operation with very good chances of success.
Several years of work in academia, medical practice and finally commercialization make it possible to provide an end-to-end process to help users to “find the appropriate medical help based on their present symptoms”. Below you will find a short explanation, showing you which part of the platform will help you best in finding the appropriate medical support.
Proceed as follows to enter your current symptoms.
Click on the appropriate body part on the picture. Select one/multiple symptoms corresponding to your complaint.
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Once you have selected all applicable symptoms, click the “analyze disease pattern”-button.
Accordingly, you will get a list of possible diseases and matching doctor categories who can further help you.
You can inform yourself about the possible diseases by reading the related information. But you can also return to the previous step and add more symptoms or delete already added ones to further narrow down your disease pattern.
Click on the desired doctor category to find a doctor who can help you.
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Online bookable doctors in your area will be indicated with the notation “Book appointment” or “Book externally”, additionally they will be displayed on top of the list for your convenience.
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