Is carpal tunnel easily faked?
Answer Hi Carla, The problem with carpal tunnel syndrome is that most of the time it’s actually a muscle pressing on the median nerve somewhere along its path from the neck to the hand. The muscle impingement causes the hand to go numb, but the only place that doctors look is in the carpal tunnel. As a result approximately 90% of all carpal tunnel diagnosis are overlooking the major cause of hand numbness. If you go to http://www.aboutcts.com you’ll be able to read all about muscle involvement in this condition, and you’ll understand what the medical field is missing. As you look at the site, especially the section titled “Anatomy Lessons” you’ll see that a well-known medical phenomenon called referred pain, and also, another called the gate theory, is the true cause of most wrist and hand pain and numbness. As a result of this oversight, 400,000 people (+/-) are having surgery every year and 90% of them don’t need surgery. It’s a major oversight! Surgery isn’t as safe as some people b
