How to Use median nerve in a Sentence

median nerve

noun
  • The median nerve is one of the largest nerves that run down your arm.
    Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 17 Jan. 2023
  • It's caused by pressure on the median nerve, which runs from the forearm through the wrist and to the hand, according to the Mayo Clinic.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2023
  • It’s caused by median nerve compression, which runs the entire length of the arm and passes through the carpal tunnel in the forearm.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The roof of the carpal tunnel is divided, which relieves pressure on the median nerve.
    Kristin Karim, M.d., Mayo Foundation For Medical Education and Research, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2023
  • Carpal tunnel is a condition caused by the swelling of the wrist’s median nerve and is often the result of making the same wrist movements over and over, day in and day out.
    Matt Jancer, Wired, 19 Apr. 2020
  • Carpal tunnel occurs when the median nerve in the, well, carpal tunnel in your hand becomes compressed.
    Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, 27 Sep. 2018
  • The carpal tunnel is a thin tube in your wrist, pretty much from elbow to palm of the hand, that houses the median nerve, which becomes inflamed when the syndrome kicks in.
    Mary Schumacher, chicagotribune.com, 20 Sep. 2019
  • Braces are often one of the first lines of defense for reducing pressure on your median nerve.
    Lindsay Modglin, Health, 28 Mar. 2023
  • This condition causes pain and numbness in the hand, wrist, and arm due to median nerve compression.
    Lindsay Modglin, Health, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Carpal tunnel is a condition caused by compression of the median nerve located in the wrist.
    Kristin Karim, M.d., Mayo Foundation For Medical Education and Research, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2023
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome is when the median nerve in the wrist is compressed by excess pressure in a tunnel of bone and connective tissue.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 29 Mar. 2021
  • In carpal tunnel syndrome, the median nerve in the wrist is compressed, and most people note numbness and tingling in the thumb, index, middle and sometimes ring fingers.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 19 May 2021
  • Since carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the median nerve in the wrist is compressed, a brace can keep your wrist in a neutral position, reducing that compression and strain.
    Sarah Bradley, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome is the compression of the median nerve within a tunnel of bones and connective tissue in the wrist, causing symptoms of numbness, pain and weakness.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 20 Oct. 2021
  • Doctors diagnosed the median nerve problem, and an MRI on Sunday showed no structural issues.
    Brody Miller, nola.com, 11 June 2019
  • Our results suggested that both local and distal acupuncture improved median nerve function at the wrist.
    Vitaly Napadow, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2017
  • However, the median artery can also act as a double-edged sword, often compressing the median nerve in adulthood and leading to pain and carpal tunnel syndrome.
    Donna Sarkar, Discover Magazine, 17 Jan. 2022
  • To a soundtrack of energetic pop standards, the surgeons removed layer after layer of tissue to expose the median nerve’s motor branch and the FCR muscle below the elbow.
    STAT, 12 Dec. 2019
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome, a condition where the median nerve gets compressed under the carpal canal, is not uncommon and affects roughly 4 to 10 million Americans, according to the American College of Rheumatology.
    Kayla Hui, Health.com, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Specifically, in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) brain scans, the representation of fingers innervated by the median nerve are blurred in S1.
    Vitaly Napadow, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2017

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