You will be responding to a discussion board post. This post should be 80% you, and then facts found from other sources. Its not opinionated. It needs to have critical thinking. 125 Word minimum, APA format, cited. It needs to pertain to the paragraph and what the paragraph says. Other things can be added in as well, but make sure it is not just random facts. Below is the paragraph you will be responding to:
22.Carpal tunnel syndrome vs Normal anatomy: Muscles of the forearm and hand
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) happens when the median nerve, which runs from the forearm into the palm of the hand, become pressed or squeezed at the wrist. The carpal tunnel, a narrow, rigid passageway of ligament and bones at the base of the hand, that holds the median nerve and the tendons that bend the fingers. The media nerve provides feeling to the palm side of the thumb and to the index, middle, and part of the ring fingers. It also controls some small muscles at the base of the thumb. CTS is the most common and widely known entrapment neuropathies, in which one of the body’s peripheral nerves is pressed on (BRAIN, 2017).
Symptoms of CTS usually start slowly, with regular burning, tingling, or itching numbness in the palm of the hand and the fingers, especially the thumb and the index and middle fingers. Sometimes there may be a feeling of swelling even though there is not any actual swelling. The symptoms often first appear in one or both hands during the night since many people sleep with flexed wrists. A person with CTS may wake up feeling the need to “shake out” the hand or wrist. As symptoms worsen, people might feel tingling during the day. Decreased grip strength may make it difficult to form a fist, grasp small objects, or perform other manual tasks. In chronic and or untreated cases, the muscles at the base of the thumb may waste away. Some people are unable to tell between hot and cold by touch (BRAIN, 2017).
Some of the muscles, tendons and ligaments of the hand, as well as those of the forearm that affect hand movement, these are the muscles and tendons that are usually observed when testing for carpal tunnel (Healthline Medical Team, 2015).
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