Saturday Morning With Jack Tame

What is Carpal Tunnel and who gets it?  - One of the most common hand conditions.  - Pressure on something called ‘median nerve’ that goes through the wrist.  - The nerve goes through a narrow ‘tunnel’ (carpal tunnel) in the wrist, and when it gets compressed, you can develop symptoms.  - 1-5% of the population get it at some point. Twice as common in women as men.  - Most often seen in those between 30 and 60 years of age.  - Increased risk with pregnancy, diabetes, wrist injury, obesity, and repetitive wrist activities such as manual labour and sport.     How do you recognise it?  - People often start to notice it at night: wake up with a tingly or numb hand and have to shake the hand out. Especially prominent in the thumb, and index, and middle fingers.  - Sometimes described as electric shock, sometimes holding the steering wheel of car, holding a newspaper.  - May be described as pain, and people often get discomfort up the forearm.  - Can cause hand weakness and cause people to drop things.     How do y