CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME (CTS): THE PHALEN'S TEST If your patient is complaining about shooting, burning, tooth ache-like pain, pins and needles as well as possible changes in sensation or strength in the hand, it should make you think about peripheral nerve pathology. A very common condition, other than cervical nerve root pathology, is carpal tunnel syndrome. The Carpal tunnel is a passageway on the palmar side of the hand enclosed by the flexor retinaculum, which spans from the pisiforme bone a

Carpal Tunnel? Take Phalen’s Test This self-test places pressure on the median nerve that runs down your arm, through your carpal tunnel. If it’s impinged, you’ll likely feel pain in and around your wrist, down into your thumb, index, middle finger, and maybe even part of your ring finger. #carpaltunnel #carpaltunnelsyndrome #wristpain | YOGABODY