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| Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
| Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a medical condition in which the median nerve is compressed at the wrist, leading to pain, paresthesias, and muscle weakness in the forearm and hand. A form of peripheral neuropathy, CTS is more common in women than it is in men, and, though it can occur at any age, has a peak incidence around age 42. The lifetime risk for CTS is around 10% of the adult population.
The first symptoms of CTS may appear when sleeping, and typically include numbness and paresthesia (a burning and tingling sensation in the fingers, especially the thumb, index, and middle fingers). These symptoms appear at night because many people sleep with bent wrists which further compresses the carpal tunnel. If the median nerve is already under stress, the increased compression of the bent wrist creates the numbness and tingling. Difficulty gripping and making a fist, dropping objects, and weakness are symptoms of progression. In early stages of CTS individuals often mistakenly blame the tingling and numbness on restricted blood circulation and they believe their hands are simply "falling asleep".
It is important to note that unless numbness or paresthesia are among the predominant symptoms, it is unlikely the symptoms are primarily caused by carpal tunnel syndrome. In effect, pain of any type, location, or severity with the absence of significant numbness or paresthesia is not likely to fall under this diagnosis. |
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Remedy |
Characteristics Symptoms |
Patient Worse by |
Patient Better by |
| Rhus Tox |
Affections of fibrous tissue markedly-joints,
tendons, sheaths-aponeurosis, etc, producing pains and stiffness
Post-operative complications
Tearing asunder pains.
Motion always "limbers up" the Rhus patient, and hence he feels better
for a time from a change of position
Ailments from strains, over lifting, getting wet while perspiring
Loss of power in forearm and fingers; crawling sensation in the tips of
fingers
Hot, painful swelling of joints. Pains tearing in tendons, ligaments,
and fascić
Soreness of condyles of bones
Numbness and formication, after overwork and exposure
Want of appetite for any kind of food, with unquenchable thirst.
Bitter taste
Desire for milk
Great thirst, with dry mouth and throat.
Drowsy after eating
Menses early, profuse, and prolonged, acrid
Dreams of great exertion
Heavy sleep, as from stupor
Sleepless before midnight |
During sleep Cold, wet rainy weather and after
rain
At night
During rest
Drenching
When lying on back or right side |
Warm, dry weather Motion
Walking
Change of position
Rubbing
Warm applications
From stretching out limbs. |
| Paris Quadrifolia |
Arm becomes stiff, fingers clenched Fingers
often feel numb
Numbness of upper limbs
Everything feels rough
Sensation of expansion and consequent tension
Coldness of right side of body, left hot.
Disorder of sense of touch.
Soreness of top of head; cannot brush hair |
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| Thuja Occidentalis |
Sycotic pains, i.e, tearing in muscles and joints,
worse at rest, better in dry weather, worse damp humid atmosphere; lameness
Hydrogenoid constitutions, whose blood is morbidly hydroscopic, so
that damp air and water are inimical
Complaints from moonlight
Rapid exhaustion and emaciation
Left-sided and chilly medicine
Tips of fingers swollen, red, feel dead
Muscular twitchings, weakness and trembling
Cracking in joints
Complete loss of appetite
Dislike for fresh meat and potatoes
Rancid eructations after fat food |
At night From heat of bed
At 3 am and 3 pm
From cold, damp air
After breakfast
Fat
Coffee
Vaccination |
Left side While drawing up a limb |
| Apis Mellifica |
Swelling or puffing up of various parts, dema,
red rosy hue, stinging pains, soreness, intolerance of heat, and slightest
touch, and afternoon aggravation are some of the general guiding symptoms
Extreme sensitiveness to touch and general soreness is marked
Constricted sensations
Sensation of stiffness and as of something torn off in the interior of
the body
Much prostration.
Numbness of hands and tips of fingers
Awkward; drops things readily
Thirstless
Craving for milk |
Heat in any form Touch
Pressure
Late in afternoon
After sleeping
In closed and heated rooms
Right side |
In open air Uncovering
Cold bathing |
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