Questions in The Neurology Forum are being answered by doctors from The Cleveland Clinic , consistently ranked one of the best hospitals in America. This gets more if she strains her hand even a little bit, or even does regualr house work. She is only about 44 years old. Sometimes teh pain is like a shooting one and goes all the way till teh top of the shoulder. Besides pain, other symptoms include tingling and loss feeling for texture in the fingertips, and weakness of the hand.
Symptoms are usually worse in the dominant hand.
They are initially intermittent, worse at night or on waking up, and worse with use of the hands. In more advanced stages, they may be constant. Carpal tunnel syndrome is readily diagnosed by a somewhat unpleasant electrical test called the EMG, which is commonly done by neurologists. It is safely and very effectively treated by a minor surgery at the wrist which releases the pressure on the nerve. It may result from compression of nerve roots in the neck from spondylosis, or from a variety of uncommon neurological, or more common rheumatological conditions.