{"id":159,"date":"2026-07-22T11:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T08:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicinepark.ro\/en\/conditions\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T11:10:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T08:10:54","slug":"carpal-tunnel-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"afectiuni","link":"https:\/\/medicinepark.ro\/en\/conditions\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Carpal Tunnel Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"

Waking at night with a numb hand and shaking it back to life? Dropping small objects, tingling at the wheel or on your phone? That is the classic picture of carpal tunnel syndrome \u2014 the body’s most common nerve compression.<\/p>\n

What is carpal tunnel syndrome?<\/h2>\n

The median nerve runs through the bony, fibrous “tunnel” of the wrist together with the flexor tendons. When pressure in the tunnel rises \u2014 through overuse, fluid retention or prolonged positions \u2014 the nerve is compressed: numbness and tingling in the thumb, index, middle and half the ring finger.<\/p>\n

Common symptoms<\/h2>\n

Night-time numbness and tingling that wakes you, symptoms when holding a phone, wheel or book, dropping small objects, weaker grip \u2014 and in advanced stages constant numbness and wasting of the thumb-base muscle (a severity sign).<\/p>\n

Common causes<\/h2>\n

Repetitive hand and wrist work (desk or manual trades), prolonged wrist flexion (including in sleep), pregnancy and fluid retention, diabetes, hypothyroidism and anatomical predisposition. It frequently coexists with cervical compression \u2014 “double crush”.<\/p>\n

Can it be treated without surgery?<\/h2>\n

Mild and moderate cases caught early \u2014 yes: a night splint, nerve gliding, ergonomic correction and treating the associated cervical chain have good evidence. Severe cases with motor deficit or constant numbness have a surgical indication \u2014 and timely surgery gives excellent results.<\/p>\n

How we treat carpal tunnel at Medicine Park<\/h2>\n

Full testing (including differentiation from cervical compression), then the plan: median nerve mobilisation techniques, manual therapy for the wrist and arm chain, night-splint guidance, desk ergonomics and objective progress monitoring. If your picture needs EMG or a surgical consult, we refer you honestly. All in English.<\/p>\n

How long does recovery take?<\/h2>\n

Mild forms: typical improvement in 4\u20136 weeks. Moderate: 6\u201312 weeks with a complete programme. Severity decides \u2014 which is why early assessment matters.<\/p>\n

When to seek help<\/h2>\n

If night numbness has become the rule or your grip is weakening, do not postpone. Your first assessment at Medicine Park is free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Numb, tingling fingers waking you at night? Carpal tunnel syndrome caught early is treated without surgery. Free first assessment in English.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"regiune":[7],"class_list":["post-159","afectiuni","type-afectiuni","status-publish","hentry","regiune-elbow-wrist"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicinepark.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/afectiuni\/159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicinepark.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/afectiuni"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicinepark.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/afectiuni"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/medicinepark.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/afectiuni\/159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":168,"href":"https:\/\/medicinepark.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/afectiuni\/159\/revisions\/168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicinepark.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"regiune","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicinepark.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regiune?post=159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}