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What is the median nerve entrapment syndrome?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The median nerve entrapment syndrome, also known as carpal tunnel syndrome, is the most common nerve entrapment syndrome on the upper limbs. The median nerve is usually entrapped or else compressed by the transverse joint of the wrist and the tendons of the flexor muscles of the hand within the carpal tunnel. It is usually common in middle-aged patients and it is four to nine times more prevalent in women. It affects both hands in more than half of the patients but it\u2019s usually more frequent in the hand that is being used the most.<\/p>\n

How is the median nerve entrapment syndrome caused?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

There is usually not a specific cause. In younger patients, it can be caused by any of the following reasons:<\/p>\n