About: Dr. Senthilvelan

What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?    Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is caused by compression of the median nerve in the wrist. The median nerve controls some of the muscles in your hand, as well as relaying sensation from the skin. The median nerve lies in a tunnel in your wrist, this is the carpal tunnel. Any Continue Reading

What is it?  Arthritis of Elbow joint can be of two types .Primary Osteoarthritis or Rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis means wear and tear of the cartilage of joint. Normal joint has cartilage which provides lubrication for smooth gliding of joint. In arthritis this cartilage wears away resulting in roughening of joint surface .The body forms new Continue Reading

  What is it? A nerve called ulnar nerve supplies the index and ring fingers.It runs underneath the inside part of bone in the elbow(medial epicondyle) and tip of elbow(olecranon).It can get compressed in this tunnel and this is known as Cubital tunnel syndrome.. Picture showing Ulnar nerve and Cubital Tunnel(1) What is the cause? Continue Reading

Development and Morphology of Shoulder   Evidence points to the  development of  upper limb evolutionarily , from  from the folds of epidermis in fish species Rhipidistian crossopterygian. The pectoral part developed in to the upper limb and the pelvic fin has developed into lower limb.(1)   As these pre historic fish evolved to become amphibians, Continue Reading

Frozen Shoulder  Frozen Shoulder causes Pain and limitations of movements of Shoulder. 2% and 5%of  the general population can be affected by  this condition . It is more common in women than in  men and the age of sufferers tends to be between 40 years and 60 years .In most cases pain in shoulder is Continue Reading