print email comment close Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Fact Sheet URL: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/carpal_tunnel/detail_carpal_tunnel.htm Description: Questions and answers about the health condition "in which the body's peripheral nerves are compressed or traumatized," resulting in "pain, weakness, or numbness in the hand and wrist, radiating up the arm." Covers risks, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and research. Also available in Spanish. From the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Publisher: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Library of Congress Subject Headings: Carpal tunnel syndrome Repetitive stress injuries LII Database Information: Record 15635 created by Sybil Finemel on 04/04/2004 Last modification on 08/14/2005 Published: 04/04/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/15635