{"id":31,"date":"2013-04-03T00:09:51","date_gmt":"2013-04-02T23:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.physio4women.ie\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2013-04-23T01:26:21","modified_gmt":"2013-04-23T00:26:21","slug":"carpal-tunnel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.physio4women.ie\/index.php\/carpal-tunnel\/","title":{"rendered":"Carpal Tunnel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n<span id=\"mce_marker\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\"><\/span><span id=\"__caret\">_<\/span>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n\n  var _gaq = _gaq || [];\n  _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-22142140-1']);\n  _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);\n\n  (function() {\n    var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text\/javascript'; ga.async = true;\n    ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Other symptoms may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Burning, prickly pin like sensations in the hand and fingers.<\/li>\n<li>Hand stiffness particularly in the morning.<\/li>\n<li>A feeling of swelling in the fingers.<\/li>\n<li>Weakened grip.<\/li>\n<li>Can be worse at night.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>Physiotherapy for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A detailed physiotherapy assessment will be carried out to establish if your symptoms are consistent with carpal tunnel syndrome. 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