Occurrence of Pregnancy Related Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (PRCTS) in different trimesters of Pregnancy

Abstract

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a problem faced by the pregnant women as the pregnancy advances. Physiological changes ensure a hypervolemic state of the pregnant female and added pressure on the median nerve which is already packed in the carpal tunnel at the level of the wrist leading to pregnancy related carpal tunnel syndrome (PRCTS). The weight gain and increase in volume of the pregnant female with the advancing trimesters of pregnancy poses an increased risk of the occurrence of PRCTS. Electrophysiologic studies remain an important means for documenting possible CTS in pregnancy so that potentially beneficial conservative therapies can be implemented.