Zaharah's Pin and Needles ! = |

Zaharah’s Pins and Needles

- Writer
- Feelings pins and needles in her right hand ( except little finger)
- Put on 20kg’s
- Spoke to her sister about it
- Happens at night
- Feelings goes away when she shakes her hands
- Median Nerve ?
- Neuropathic Pain

Risk Factors
- Typing a lot recently
- Some Carpal Tunnel ( anatomical variation )
- Injury in the wrist
- Fluid retention during pregnancy ( cardiac output to be increased )
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Hypothyroidism
- Lack of growth hormone



Learning Issues
- fluid balance? Where is the fluid? - Revathy
- Why fluid retention in the pre-menstrual phase, menopausal women. Revathy
- What is carpal tunnel syndrome? Pathophysiology - Gurki
- Anatomy of the wrist , retinaculum - Dev and Deena
- Signs and Symptoms - Amlah
- Causes and Risk factors? - Jon
- Epidemiology - Rezza
- Differential Diagnosis - Rezza
- Investigations - Teh
- Treatment and management – Jin Li
- Prognosis - Jon
- Median Nerve/ Ulnar Nerve function (motor and sensory ) - Nicole
- Movements possible at the joints ( condyloid and saddle thumbs mainly , affected by
carpal tunnel syndrome? ) - Valerie and Lincoln
- Ulnar Nerve “Syndrome” – Sharvin
- Physical Examination – Charlene !