Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Pregnancy

Voitk, Andrus J.; Mueller, John C.; Farlinger, D. E.; Johnston, Richard U.

doi:10.1097/00006254-198309000-00006

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“…There is one report of a CTS prevalence of 11% for diabetes mellitus patients (42). For pr egnant women an incidence of CTS of up to 25% has been reported (43,44).…”

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Impact of occupations and job tasks on the prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Hagberg¹,

Morgenstern²,

Kelsh³

1992

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…There is one report of a CTS prevalence of 11% for diabetes mellitus patients (42). For pr egnant women an incidence of CTS of up to 25% has been reported (43,44).…”

Section: Confounding and Individual Susceptibilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of occupations and job tasks on the prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Hagberg¹,

Morgenstern²,

Kelsh³

1992

Scand J Work Environ Health

221

128

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“…[2][3][4] Thus to supplement this hypothesis and association of nerve conduction abnormalities with pregnancy, we focused on this research. We failed to find any studies focusing on the issue of nerve conduction during pregnancy, in India.…”

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“…2 Available published research points towards various causes of CTS in pregnant woman as influence of hormonal changes, neural oedema, anatomically narrow carpal tunnel etc. 2,3 However increase incidence of CTS in woman on regular hormonal contraception and cessation of CTS symptoms in post-partum period suggest the hormonal theory to be true. [2][3][4] Thus to supplement this hypothesis and association of nerve conduction abnormalities with pregnancy, we focused on this research.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…2,3 However increase incidence of CTS in woman on regular hormonal contraception and cessation of CTS symptoms in post-partum period suggest the hormonal theory to be true. [2][3][4] Thus to supplement this hypothesis and association of nerve conduction abnormalities with pregnancy, we focused on this research. We failed to find any studies focusing on the issue of nerve conduction during pregnancy, in India.…”

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“…2,3,5 Then we recorded anthropometric parameters like height and weight of each pregnant and non pregnant women, entered data in pre-designed case record forms (CRF) as well as in computer attached with RMS-Aleron machine.…”

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Effect of pregnancy on median and ulnar nerve conduction

Motewar¹,

Bachewar²

2017

Int J Res Med Sci

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INTRODUCTIONPregnancy causes altered function of excitable membranes such as muscle and nerve, due to hormonal changes and edema.1 Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a frequent complication of pregnancy. The pathology involves the compression of the median nerve passing through the carpal tunnel in the hand. Its prevalence is as high as 62% in some populations during third trimester of pregnancy.2 Available published research points towards various causes of CTS in pregnant woman as influence of hormonal changes, neural oedema, anatomically narrow carpal tunnel etc.2,3 However increase incidence of CTS in woman on regular hormonal contraception and cessation of CTS symptoms in post-partum period suggest the hormonal theory to be true. [2][3][4] Thus to supplement this hypothesis and association of nerve conduction abnormalities with pregnancy, we focused on this research. We failed to find any studies focusing on the issue of nerve conduction during pregnancy, in India. Thus present study aims to see the difference between nerve conduction parameters viz. motor and sensory conduction, in pregnant and non-pregnant women. Our objective was to study the electrophysiological changes in median and ulnar nerve conduction during pregnancy, who have no symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome during the third trimester in our local population. METHODSThis was a cross-sectional research carried out in randomly selected 30 pregnant women, of any age, in 28-ABSTRACT Background: Pregnancy causes altered function of excitable membranes such as muscle and nerve, due to hormonal changes and edema. We failed to find any studies focusing on the issue of nerve conduction during pregnancy, in India. Thus present study aims to see the difference between nerve conduction parameters viz. motor and sensory conduction, in pregnant and non-pregnant women. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study carried out in randomly selected 30 pregnant women, of any age, in 28-40 weeks of gestation and age matched non-pregnant controls. We studied distal motor latency, compound muscle action potential amplitude, motor nerve conduction velocity, F-minimum latency, sensory latency, sensory nerve action potential amplitude and sensory nerve conduction velocity in bilateral median and ulnar nerves using Aleron-RMS. Results: Present study found no statistically significant difference between motor and sensory conduction of above said nerves in pregnant and nonpregnant women, except F minimum latency of left median nerve in pregnant women and sensory latency of left ulnar nerve in non-pregnant women were prolonged significantly (p<0.05). Conclusions: All motor and sensory parameters of bilateral median and ulnar nerves were normal as compared to non-pregnant controls.

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Clinical evaluation and management of work-related carpal tunnel syndrome

2000

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Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a clinical entity characterized by pain, paresthesias, and numbness in the distribution of the median nerve with weakness and atrophy of the thenar muscles in advanced cases. It is universally accepted that CTS is the clinical concomitant of compression of the median nerve as it passes through the carpal canal. It is reported to be the most common of the entrapment neuropathies. Increasing evidence suggests that occupational factors, including forceful use of the hands, repetitive use of the hands, and hand‐arm vibration, are etiologic for CTS. When occurring as a result of occupational exposures, the term “work‐related carpal tunnel syndrome” is applied. Clinical approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of work‐related CTS are described in this paper. Particular attention is paid to the clinical features and pathophysiology of CTS, the epidemiology of work‐related CTS, ascertainment of work‐relatedness in the clinical setting, treatment including both work and non‐work interventions, and control of occupational ergonomic risk factors that may contribute to the illness. Am. J. Ind. Med. 37:62–74, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Pregnancy

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Impact of occupations and job tasks on the prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Impact of occupations and job tasks on the prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Effect of pregnancy on median and ulnar nerve conduction

Clinical evaluation and management of work-related carpal tunnel syndrome

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