Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is the most common neurological entrapment in the upper limb. We could experience pain, numbness, tingling and loss of function. It happens when a transversal ligament presses the median nerve.

Is that it...?

Of course not! It's just a beginning. We need to ask what makes the transversal ligament to compress the nerve? Anatomy is the key here. The ligament is co-created by thenar muscles and palmaris longus. It means, our focus on the ligament as a cause of the disease was totally wrong!

So, should we consider those muscles as a cause? Yes, but not completely. Palmaris longus is connected by fascia (collagenous web) with biceps. But that's not all...

Biceps is connected to pectorals. It seems that considering Carpal Tunnel Syndrome as a wrist-regional disease is a wrong approach.

And statistics are cruel. 82% of all Carpal Tunnel Syndroms start with chest disfunctions, leading to incorrect movement patterns and forces transmitions, what creates an environment to overpull our transversal ligament.

Stay healthy, guys!
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