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Carpal tunnel

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carpal tunnel
n.
The space between the flexor retinaculum of the wrist and the carpal bones, through which the median nerve and the flexor tendons of the fingers and thumb pass.

Carpal tunnel
A passageway in the wrist, created by the bones and ligaments of the wrist, through which the median nerve passes.

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Swede-O offers the new Thermoskin Carpal Tunnel Glove with heat therapy and support to help relieve pain and inflammation of the wrist and hand caused by repetitive stress injuries.
Repetitive stress injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome, a painful progressive condition caused by compression of a key nerve in the wrist, are a factor among call center workers, who may sit at their computers for six or seven hours a day.
The drug markedly reduced clinical symptoms of acromegaly including headache, fatigue, perspiration, arthralgia, parathesias and carpal tunnel syndrome.
 
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