Carpal tunnel syndrome is one of the most common nerve compression disorders in humans.
Both men and women can be affected — women especially during hormonal changes such as pregnancy or menopause, and men with increasing age.
Physical strain and repetitive wrist movement can also contribute to the development of this condition.
Typical symptoms include tingling and numbness from the thumb to the ring finger, often occurring at night and disturbing sleep.
Some patients also experience these symptoms while cycling.
The cause is swelling of the tendon sheaths in the palmar wrist area.
At this location, the flexor tendons and the median nerve pass through the carpal canal, which is bounded by bone on one side and a rigid ligament on the other.
When the tendon sheaths swell, the nerve has no space to expand, resulting in pain and faulty nerve signals.
A specialist surgeon makes the diagnosis, and a neurologist performs nerve conduction studies to confirm it.

During the procedure, the roof of the carpal tunnel is carefully divided using a minimally invasive technique.
The operation is performed under local anesthesia.
The incision is very small (approx. 1.5 cm) and allows the surgeon a clear view of the median nerve, which is exposed precisely under magnification.
Using special retractors, the nerve can be followed for up to 12 cm, and the compressive ligament structures above it are released.