Can carpal tunnel syndrome affect sport or strength training?

Doctor’s answer

Yes. It can cause numbness of the thumb, index, and middle fingers, waking at night, and reduced grip strength, affecting racquet sports, cycling, and lifting. Treatment includes reducing provoking positions, splinting, nerve-gliding exercises, injection, or surgical release for severe nerve compression.

This content is for education. Diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation require an individual assessment by a sports medicine specialist.