Rheumatology HAND exam: Phalen's Test for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Watch to learn your rheumatology hand and wrist physical examination. You can watch all parts in one combined video or watch each individual part as you need to in separate videos. Here, we review how to detect if you have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome using Phalen's Test. While this is a common test for carpal tunnel syndrome, it is not very specific or sensitive to make a diagnosis (there are better tests that can be
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