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i have pain where the pulse is at the wrist is that a sign of carpal tunnel syndrome
A 53-year-old member asked:
Dr. Addagada Rao answered
55 years experience General Surgery
May be: May be you need examination to find out cause of your pain.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Steven Brown answered
38 years experience Hand Surgery
Splint: Begin with night time splinting to prevent wrist flexion while sleeping. If this is not successful seek care with a hand surgeon for possible nerve co ... Read More
A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ajay Acharya answered
36 years experience Internal Medicine
Yes.: Carpal tunnel, arthritis( RA ) can do that. See your doc.
A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Peter Nefcy answered
38 years experience Radiology
Treat it yourself: There are several at home programs which can reduce or eliminate your symptoms. Some are inexpensive, and some very expensive. If you are willing to ... Read More
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ankush Bansal answered
16 years experience Internal Medicine
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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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gary Pess answered
39 years experience Hand Surgery
Night splint: Use a wrist splint while sleeping that keeps your wrist in the straight position. During the day a compression sleeve or glove might help.
A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aileen Shieu answered
19 years experience Hand Surgery
No: Carpal tunnel symptoms include wrist pain and tingling in the thumb, index, middle and part of the ring finger. Wrist clicking may be from your tendon ... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gamal Boutros answered
38 years experience Neurology
Repetitiv strain rsi: Repetitive strain injury is an overuse syndrome---also tendinitis can give similar symptoms.
A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Gluck answered
38 years experience Hand Surgery
Not carpal tunnel: First off the description is of physical characteristics which is something distinct from symptoms. Symptoms of carpal tunnel would typically be relat ... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Matthew Kozminski answered
15 years experience Neurology
Hard to say?: Think of it this way, whatever it is that is causing the 'crackle' may be the same thing causing the carpal tunnel. If clinically relevant, I do scre ... Read More
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