What to do if i have carpal tunnel. what i want to know is can it go up your shoulder too?

While it is not a common finding: Complaint for finding there are times that carpopedal symptoms seem to radiate up towards the shoulder although classically it stops at the elbow are also times with other conditions may be made to feel worse because the hand mechanics are altered by the fact that one is compensating for carpal tunnel for example if you had some shoulder tendinitis and carpal tall you may change the way you do things part of the exam for carpal tall involves finding out if the shoulder has any mechanical pain unto itself this is something you can discuss with your treating physician.

Carpal Tunnel: Yes. While the pain and numbness/tingling is focused on the hand, one can have "radiation" of the pain towards the neck. Part of what may be going on in some situations is that people with carpal tunnel also have other problems including neck, shoulder and elbow. These may be part of an over riding repetitive stress issue and should be addressed comprehensively.