Responding to Dr. Gonzalez: Yes, very true. Nerve entrapment can even start in the neck and cause symptoms in the hand and arm. The scalene muscles in the neck are the most commonly overlooked cause of CTS. Tight neck muscles can be relaxed with manual (hand) pressure.

Responding to Alec: So true. Often the symptom (effect) is treated but the cause is not recognized. Bodies are so wonderful! They react and respond. They want to be well and can be well if we get rid of the cause of a problem.

First off, it can actually be from constant use and inflammation of the flexor tendons as they pass in and out of the tunnel. However, one of the most common causes of numbness into the hands (often misdiagnosed as CTS) is an entrapment of the median nerve as it passed through the 2 heads of the pronator teres muscle in the forearm. This entrapment is from muscular overuse and is considered an RSI.

I can’t tell you how many of my patients improve with treatment of the pronator teres, by Active Release Techniques®.

Good post but I feel everyone should be aware of the multiple spots for a median nerve entrapment in the arm, which can cause symptom very similar to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

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