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

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024