Symptoms of the disease

• benefits numbness or tingling in the hand and fingers (especially in the thumb, index and middle fingers).
• A pain in the wrist and palm, which radiates to the fingers or the forearm (sometimes up to the shoulder).
• Difficulty in grasping objects, even light ones.

Often the symptoms get worse:

• During the night;
• during activity, for example while driving a vehicle or holding the phone;
• in women, before menstruation, during the last months of pregnancy and shortly after childbirth.

People at risk

• People who, as part of their job, operate machinery that produces vibration, housekeeping attendants, food industry workers, production line workers, service attendants (food and beverage), truck and bus drivers, and possibly people who work in the computer using the mouse a lot (more than 20 hours per week).
• People including a member of the family loved one has already suffered from this condition. Certain physiognomic characteristics, such as the shape of the wrist, can increase the risk.
• People who indulge in certain Hobbies, such as gardening, needlework, video games, golf, boating, and wheelchair sports.
• Pregnant women and those going through menopause.

Risk factors

• Certain diseases such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis or hypothyroidism, if they are not treated or controlled.
• Taking oral contraceptives.
• Wrist injuries.