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In their study published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings, UAB researchers collaborated with researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University to show that carpal tunnel syndrome preceded ...

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There’s a lot happening inside your wrist. Packed into that little space are numerous bones, tendons, ligaments, and nerves. Nine of those tendons and a large nerve are all packed together in an even ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Experts say that as the population ages and baby boomers get older, carpal tunnel syndrome has become more prevalent. (Getty ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m a homebuilder and have begun experiencing numbness and tingling in my hands. Sometimes I drop things because I can’t get a good grip. A friend suggested I might have carpal ...

Be careful what you think and say, especially if you downplay the pain and trauma someone else might be experiencing. I thought I had learned this lesson years ago when I hurt my lower back and ...

Using a cellphone can increase your risk of carpal tunnel syndrome. If you need to use your smartphone frequently, you may wish to hold it with one hand instead of two or take advantage of hands-free ...

Our wrists are susceptible to a number of potentially debilitating conditions and injuries, especially CTS or carpal tunnel syndrome. CTS is a common hand condition that can cause symptoms like pain, ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common condition that causes pain, numbness, tingling and weakness in the hand and arm. It occurs when the median nerve, one of the major nerves to the hand, is compressed ...