PSYCH 1X03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Carpal Bones, Humerus, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
24 Jan 2018
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She is complaining of her wrists being more swollen and stiffness in the morning on her right hand. She is a dentist and is dropping instruments at work. She has a tingling and burning sensation in the middle of the night. When you look at her thenar eminence- that the muscles have undergone atrophy which will indicate she has some sort of lower motor neuron injury. Symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome: the reason why the little finger is not numbed or in any pain because the area is skin is innervated by the ulnar nerve. Tineal sign: tap on the inside of your wrist over the median nerve. If your feeling numbness, or a mild electric shock sensation in your hand when tapped on the wrist. Phalens sign test: you hold your arms out in front of you and then flex your wrists, letting your hands hand down for about 60 seconds.
