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English to Swedish: Carpal tunnel syndrome General field: Medical
Source text - English Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful condition caused by compression of a key nerve in the wrist.
It occurs when the median nerve, which runs from the forearm into the palm of the hand, becomes pressed or squeezed at the wrist.
Symptoms usually start gradually, with pain, weakness, or numbness in the hand and wrist, radiating up the arm.
As symptoms worsen, people might feel tingling during the day, and decreased grip strength may make it difficult to form a fist, grasp small objects, or perform other manual tasks.
In some cases no direct cause of the syndrome can be identified.
Most likely the disorder is due to a congenital predisposition – the carpal tunnel is simply smaller in some people than in others.
The risk of developing carpal tunnel syndrome is especially common in those who preform repetitive work tasks, such as assembly line work.
Initial treatment generally involves resting the affected hand and wrist for at least 2 weeks, avoiding activities that may worsen symptoms, and immobilizing the wrist in a splint to avoid further damage from twisting or bending.
Translation - Swedish Karpaltunnelsyndrom är en smärtsam åkomma som orsakas av att en viktig nerv i handleden utsätts för kompression.
Det sker när mediannerven, som löper från underarmen till handflatan, pressas eller utsätts för tryck i handleden.
Symtomen börjar vanligtvis gradvis, med smärta, svaghet eller domningar i handen och handleden som strålar upp i armen.
När symtomen blir värre kan man känna stickningar under dagen, och minskad greppstyrka kan göra det svårt att knyta handen, greppa små saker eller göra andra saker för hand.
I vissa fall kan ingen direkt orsak till syndromet hittas.
Troligtvis beror rubbningen på en medfödd mottaglighet - karpaltunneln är helt enkelt mindre hos vissa än hos andra.
Risken för att utveckla karpaltunnelsyndrom är speciellt stor hos de som har repetitiva arbetsuppgifter, såsom arbete vid löpande band.
Generellt handlar den initiala behandlingen om att vila den drabbade handen och handleden i minst två veckor och undvika aktiviteter som kan förvärra symtomen. Samt att immobilisera handleden i en skena för att undvika ytterligare skada av vridningar och böjningar.
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