Diseases & Conditions
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Animation
This animation explains carpal tunnel syndrome, a condition in which pressure on the median nerve in the wrist causes numbness, weakness, and pain in the hand and wrist.
Animation courtesy of Visual Health Solutions, LLC
Last Reviewed
February 2014
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