DIAGNOSE SUPPORT is a non-profit organisation that aims to support currently undiagnosed, misdiagnosed and under-diagnosed patients and their families. We also help diagnosed patients to find coping mechanisms so that they can achieve a better quality of life and re-establish their role in society.
We aim to support and inform doctors and other medical professionals who are interested in keeping up to date with recent medical discoveries and new treatments.
Our current campaign aims to increase awareness about invisible and commonly misdiagnosed illnesses. Check out
http://www.diagnosesupport.com for more information!!
So far the majority of our work has been with patients who suffer from:
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Asthma
AVNRT (Atrio-Ventricular Nodal Re-entry Tachycardia)
Bronchiectasis
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
CMP (Chronic Myofascial Pain) / MPS (Myofascial Pain Syndrome)
Chronic pain
Chronic Rhinitis, Sinusitis / Rhinosinusitis
Costochondritis (Tietze's syndrome)
Crohns disease
CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome) - RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) / Causalgia
EDS (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome)
Endometriosis
Fibromyalgia
Hair loss
HMS (Hypermobility Syndrome)
IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
Insomnia and other sleep disorders
Lupus
Lyme Disease
Mercury Toxicity / Mercury Poisoning
M.E. (Myalgic Encephalopathy) / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / CFIDS / Post-viral fatigue syndrome
Mould Toxicity / Mould Poisoning
M.S. (Multiple Sclerosis)
MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivity)
Narcolepsy
Polymyalgia
POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome)
Radial Tunnel Syndrome
Raynaud's Syndrome
Rheumatoid Arthritis
SVT Supraventricular Tachycardia
TOS (Thoracic Outlet Syndrome)
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
...but we are of course keen to help people with any chronic illness!
We hope that doctors, nurses, chiropractors, physiotherapists, acupuncturists, masseurs, rheumatologists, neurologists, medical students and other medical professionals will also join this group to learn more.
Name: Carpal Tunnel Here I Come!
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Asthma
AVNRT (Atrio-Ventricular Nodal Re-entry Tachycardia)
Bronchiectasis
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
CMP (Chronic Myofascial Pain) / MPS (Myofascial Pain Syndrome)
Chronic pain
Chronic Rhinitis, Sinusitis / Rhinosinusitis
Costochondritis (Tietze's syndrome)
Crohns disease
CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome) - RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) / Causalgia
EDS (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome)
Endometriosis
Fibromyalgia
Hair loss
HMS (Hypermobility Syndrome)
IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
Insomnia and other sleep disorders
Lupus
Lyme Disease
Mercury Toxicity / Mercury Poisoning
M.E. (Myalgic Encephalopathy) / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / CFIDS / Post-viral fatigue syndrome
Mould Toxicity / Mould Poisoning
M.S. (Multiple Sclerosis)
MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivity)
Narcolepsy
Polymyalgia
POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome)
Radial Tunnel Syndrome
Raynaud's Syndrome
Rheumatoid Arthritis
SVT Supraventricular Tachycardia
TOS (Thoracic Outlet Syndrome)
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
...but we are of course keen to help people with any chronic illness!
We hope that doctors, nurses, chiropractors, physiotherapists, acupuncturists, masseurs, rheumatologists, neurologists, medical students and other medical professionals will also join this group to learn more.
Helge: This becomes a long post. I continued the Facebook Groups Search and here is some more solid information about CTS.
The symptoms often first appear in one or both hands during the night, since many people sleep with flexed wrists. A person with carpal tunnel syndrome may wake up feeling the need to "shake out" the hand or wrist.
As symptoms worsen, people might feel tingling during the day. Decreased grip strength may make it difficult to form a fist, grasp small objects, or perform other manual tasks. In chronic and/or untreated cases, the muscles at the base of the thumb may waste away. Some people are unable to tell between hot and cold by touch.
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/d