Median nerve

Medical devices can range from the most simple thermometers to complex imaging systems such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Neuromodulation is technology that acts upon nerves directly. It delivers electrical or pharmaceutical agents to a specific target area by altering the nerve activity. Neuromodulation devices and treatments are very effective (X). They treat nearly every disease like headaches to tremors to spinal cord damage to urinary incontinence. With a lot of scope…

Mobility disability is an early sign of the disability process in older people and is associated with adverse health problems such as arthritis, cardiovascular disease and number of comorbidities (Melzer et al., 2005). It is a precursor of end stage disability in older adults and is more common is women (Fried et al, 2000; Zunzunegui et al, 2015). Due to our rapidly aging population and loss of functional independence, identifying risk factors that predict mobility disability in elderly people…

The Anterior Compartment of the forearm This paper will discuss the anterior compartment into details and the nerves and arteries that innervations it. The anterior compartment composed of three layers namely: the superficial, the immediate and the deep layer. The superficial layer consists of four muscles i.e pronator teres, flexor carpi radialis, palmaris longus, and flexor carpi ulnaris. The immediate layer comprised of one muscle, the flexor digitorum superficial muscle. The deep layer…

Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common peripheral neuropathy. CTS occurs when the median nerve is impinged beneath the transverse carpal ligament, which holds the carpals in position where the wrist meets the palm of the hand. The carpal tunnel contains nine flexor tendons that are responsible for the fingers ability to flex, and provides sensation to the radial three digits and half of the fourth digit. CTS causes parethesias, thenar clumsiness, and weakness in lumbricals one and three…

when your median nerve, which runs from your forearm into the palm of your hand, becomes pressed or squeezed at your wrist. Your median nerve provides feeling to your palm side of your thumb & to your index, middle, & part of your ring fingers. Meaning you won’t feel those fingers move or crack. It’s also not a disease which means you can’t catch it from someone else. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is often the result of a combination of factors that reduce the available space for the median nerve…

causing numbness, tingling, and a variety of other symptoms. It is caused by a pinched nerve in the wrist. Many factors can contribute to carpal tunnel syndrome such as the anatomy of the wrist, other underlying health problems, and possibly patters of hand use. The carpal tunnel, a narrow passage way that protects a main hand nerve - the median nerve, is located on the palm side of the wrist. Compression of that nerve causes numbness, tingling, and hand weakness, but proper treatment can…

each spinal segment gives rise to a single pair of spinal nerves as the posterior and anterior roots merge laterally on each side of the segment. Because the spinal cord is shorter than the vertebral column, the roots of the spinal nerves become longer more inferiorly. At the end of the spinal cord, the roots of the lumbar, sacral and coccygeal nerves all travel downwards in a cluster to reach their inferior exit points. This cluster of nerve roots is referred to as the ‘cauda equina’ (see…

INTRODUCTION Hip and knee arthroplasty are well known causes of severe postoperative pain. Although the place of peripheral nerve blockade in knee arthroplasty is well recognised (1, 2) its place in total hip arthroplasty is still not defined. In the case of major knee surgery, recent evidence suggests that early rehabilitation may be improved by use of regional anesthetic technique (3, 4). Regional blocks have thus gained acceptance for perioperative management of procedures on the knee and…

What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)? It is when the median nerve, which runs from the forearm to the palm of the hand, has excessive pressure on it. The median nerve is the one that gives you feeling to the bottom side of the thumb and to most of the fingers. Women from ages 30-60 years of age are three times more likely to have carpal tunnel than men. This is because the carpal tunnel itself is smaller in women then it is in men. Carpal tunnel can be caused by many other problems like…

make up the carpal tunnel. Compression or swelling of median nerve happens when the cover of the tendon gets inflamed or fibrosis block the passage through the carpal tunnel. Often cause by repetitive movement leading to numbness and tingling of fingers and forearm, wrist pain, weak grip and Tinel’s signs. Most often at night is when the symptoms increase. The three nursing diagnosis will be Chronic/ Acute pain related to pressure on median nerve as evidence by patient report 9 out of 10…