Excessive wrist flexion or extension during immobilization can increase pressure on the median nerve, potentially leading to acute carpal tunnel syndrome. — Whalespan
Excessive wrist flexion or extension during immobilization can increase pressure on the median nerve, potentially leading to acute carpal tunnel syndrome.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“that increases the pressure on the median nerve and the carpal tunnel so people can get especially with some extra swelling from the injury they can get actually a acute carpal tunnel syndrome that can be quite substantial in those more extreme positions”
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