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'''Carpal tunnel syndrome''' is a common condition that can cause pain, tingling, and numbness in the arm, wrist, hands and/or fingers. It is caused when the carpel tunnel opening in the wrist, which the median nerve travels through, becomes smaller and pressure is exerted on the nerve. Swelling/inflammation is the most common reason the carpal tunnel narrows. It can occur as a result of injury, pregnancy, or chronic illness, such as, hypothyroidism, obesity, rheumatoid arthritis, and diabetes.<ref>https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/carpal-tunnel/carpal-tunnel-syndrome#1</ref> | '''Carpal tunnel syndrome''' is a common condition that can cause pain, tingling, and numbness in the arm, wrist, hands and/or fingers. It is caused when the carpel tunnel opening in the wrist, which the median nerve travels through, becomes smaller and pressure is exerted on the nerve. Swelling/inflammation is the most common reason the carpal tunnel narrows. It can occur as a result of injury, pregnancy, or chronic illness, such as, hypothyroidism, obesity, rheumatoid arthritis, and diabetes.<ref>https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/carpal-tunnel/carpal-tunnel-syndrome#1</ref> | ||
==Prevalence== | ==Prevalence== | ||
Dr. [[Jay Goldstein]] has reported carpal tunnel syndrome as "fairly common" in [[ME/CFS]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite book | url = https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mQ4b_GMFgoIC&pg=PT279#v=onepage&f=false | title = Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Treatment Guide, Second Edition | last = Verrillo | first = Erica | date = Oct 2012| publisher = [[Erica Verrillo]]|year=|isbn=|editorlink = |location= | pages = 279-280|language=en|chapter=Chapter 3 - Symptoms|quote= | authorlink = Erica Verrillo|editor-last2 = |editorlink2 = }}</ref> however there do not appear to be studies to support this view. Carpal tunnel syndrome is not listed as a comorbidity or symptom in the Fukuda criteria for CFS, or in the [[International Consensus Criteria]] or [[Canadian Consensus Criteria]]. | Dr. [[Jay Goldstein]] has reported carpal tunnel syndrome as "fairly common" in [[ME/CFS]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite book | url = https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mQ4b_GMFgoIC&pg=PT279#v=onepage&f=false | title = Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Treatment Guide, Second Edition | last = Verrillo | first = Erica | date = Oct 2012| publisher = [[Erica Verrillo]]| year = |isbn=|editorlink = |location= | pages = 279-280|language=en|chapter=Chapter 3 - Symptoms|quote= | authorlink = Erica Verrillo|editor-last2 = |editorlink2 = }}</ref> however there do not appear to be studies to support this view. Carpal tunnel syndrome is not listed as a comorbidity or symptom in the Fukuda criteria for CFS, or in the [[International Consensus Criteria]] or [[Canadian Consensus Criteria]]. | ||
==Potential causes== | ==Potential causes== | ||
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Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common condition that can cause pain, tingling, and numbness in the arm, wrist, hands and/or fingers. It is caused when the carpel tunnel opening in the wrist, which the median nerve travels through, becomes smaller and pressure is exerted on the nerve. Swelling/inflammation is the most common reason the carpal tunnel narrows. It can occur as a result of injury, pregnancy, or chronic illness, such as, hypothyroidism, obesity, rheumatoid arthritis, and diabetes.[1]
Prevalence[edit | edit source]
Dr. Jay Goldstein has reported carpal tunnel syndrome as "fairly common" in ME/CFS,[2] however there do not appear to be studies to support this view. Carpal tunnel syndrome is not listed as a comorbidity or symptom in the Fukuda criteria for CFS, or in the International Consensus Criteria or Canadian Consensus Criteria.
Potential causes[edit | edit source]
- Dr. Karl Folkers posits that Vitamin B6 deficiency can cause carpal tunnel syndrome.[2]
Potential treatments[edit | edit source]
- Vitamin B6 supplementation
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/carpal-tunnel/carpal-tunnel-syndrome#1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Verrillo, Erica (October 2012). "Chapter 3 - Symptoms". Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Treatment Guide, Second Edition. Erica Verrillo. pp. 279–280. Cite has empty unknown parameters:
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