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Can carpal tunnel cause elbow pain

A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ankush Bansal
Internal Medicine 16 years experience
No: Carpal tunnel pain is usually an electrical shock or shooting pain in the hand from movement in the wrist. One of the tests is to tap on the wrist to... Read More
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Dr. Frederick Coville
Plastic Surgery 41 years experience
No: Carpal tunnel syndrome is due to compression of one of the main nerves to your hand. Most people feel numbness in several fingers of the hand (the rin... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donald Colantino
Internal Medicine 63 years experience
Hand surgeon: These symptoms could be due to a recurrence of some carpal tunnel problem. Your hand surgeon is best qualified to evaluate and advise you.
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Kneece
Specializes in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Below: The medial nerve or carpal tunnel affects the thumb side and the pinkie side is usually the ulnar.
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A 34-year-old male asked:
Dr. Pavel Conovalciuc
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Pain in the arm: It does sound like a nerve pain given the distribution. Wonder if it may be related to the surgery you had. You should see the surgeon who did the sur... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hishalah Zvulon
22 years experience
Carpal Tunnel: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is due to median nerve that passes through a narrow canal at the wrist becomes impinged due to swelling. Typically, there's dis... Read More
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A 34-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Kent
Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine 14 years experience
May not be ulnar: The ulnar nerve can cause pain through out its distribution in your arm, but your pain does not fit only ulnar pain. Carpal tunnel syndrome is related... Read More
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A 48-year-old male asked:
Dr. Peter Nefcy
Radiology 41 years experience
It depends.: It depends on whether your elbow tendonitis is related to you degenerative joint disease, or to tendonitis at the wrist or hand. The muscles and tend... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bennett Machanic
Neurology 54 years experience
Get localization : A predominant ulnar nerve problem plus carpal tunnel syndrome associated with neck and shoulder pain is consistent with brachial plexus or cervical pa... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Otto Placik
Surgery - Plastics 36 years experience
Compensatory pain: It is not uncommon to adopt compensatory postures in response to one injury that cause excessive stress on another joint. See a physical therapist for... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew DeGruccio
Orthopedic Surgery 31 years experience
Not even remotely : Carpal tunnel presents with wrist and hand pain, with numbness and tingling usually involving the ring, middle, and index fingers and thumb. Most sym... Read More
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