Forearm, Wrist & Fingers
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome IV
•CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS
•Positive Tinel’s Sign
–pain, numbness, or tingling in the median nerve distribution resulting from tapping over the proximal wrist crease
•PLUS
•Positive Phalen’s sign or reverse Phalen’s sign
–pain, numbness, or tingling in the median nerve distribution resulting from complete palmar flexion and dorsiflexion respectively, of the wrist for 60 seconds