Causes of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome:

The carpal tunnel syndrome is caused primarily by repeated strenuous actions of the wrist area. Such actions contribute to the muscles in the wrist becoming numb and the tendons get swollen, resulting to the affected part becoming painful. Aside from being frequently used as one of the reasons for developing the ailment, the following are the other causes for developing the carpal tunnel syndrome:

• Genetics: Hereditary reasons are one of the most common factors why a person develops the ailment.
  As such, it is possible that a person who has the ailment may have inherited it from his ancestors.
• Work related: There are some occupations that involve frequent use of the hands, along with the muscles in the wrist areas. Some of these occupations include typists, cargo lifters, secretaries, and many other professions that involve extensive use of the wrists and hands.
• Trauma: This results when there is an existing injury to the wrist or to any of the bones in the arms such as fractures and dislocations.
• As an effect of other ailments: The carpal tunnel syndrome may also be brought about as a result of an existing ailment such as arthritis and some tumors such as ganglion or lipoma.