Carpal tunnel test! Phalen's Test was first described in 1957 and is one of the most widely used clinical tests to evaluate for carpal tunnel syndrome [5]. There are many versions of the Phalen's test, but they all involve prolonged wrist flexion for up to one minute to increase pressure in the carpal tunnel. #trendingreels | Moore Wellness

PHALEN'S TEST FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME If your patient is complaining about shooting, burning, tooth ache-like pain, pins and needles as well as possible changes in sensation or strength in the hand, it should make you think about peripheral nerve pathology. A very common condition, other than cervical nerve root pathology, is carpal tunnel syndrome. The Phalen's test is a special test, which can distinguish CTS from nerve root compression. According to Brüske et al. (2002), it has a sensitivi

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME (CTS): THE PHALEN'S TEST If your patient is complaining about shooting, burning, tooth ache-like pain, pins and needles as well as possible changes in sensation or strength in the hand, it should make you think about peripheral nerve pathology. A very common condition, other than cervical nerve root pathology, is carpal tunnel syndrome. The Carpal tunnel is a passageway on the palmar side of the hand enclosed by the flexor retinaculum, which spans from the pisiforme bone a