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Explainer: what is carpal tunnel syndrome and what happens if I get it?

  • Written by Vinojini Vivek, Neurophysiology Fellow, Melbourne Health
imageThough symptoms may be innocuous at first, the longer carpal tunnel is left untreated the worse it will be. from www.shutterstock.com.au

It often begins as an easily dismissed tingle in the thumb or an ache in the wrist. Building slowly but persistently to a searing, tearing pain from the wrist to the fingers. Culminating in sleepless nights,...

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