Symptoms
Symptoms of CTS include:

• Numbness or painful tingling feeling in the fingers
  
• Sensation of burning in the fingers
  
• Uselessness of fingers, marked by a difficulty in small motor tasks
  
• Difficulty in grasping an object or making a fist
  
• Occasional inability to feel hot or cold
  
• Feeling of swelling or stiffness in the fingers
  
• Loss of strength or flexibility
  

Often times, the first symptoms of CTS occur at night, and can be painful enough to interrupt sleep patterns.

Last updated: 01-Jan-00