Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a painful progressive condition of the wrist and hand and usually occurs when the median nerve, which runs from the forearm into the palm of the hand, becomes compressed or squeezed at the wrist causing inflammation, pain and numbness in and around the region. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome can also be caused when the median nerve is entrapped in other locations causing the muscles in the forearm to tighten, thereby cutting off circulation to the median nerv