How to Use median nerve in a Sentence

median nerve

noun

• The median nerve is one of the largest nerves that run down your arm.
  — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 17 Jan. 2023
• The median nerve travels from your forearm to your palm through a tight space called the carpal tunnel.
  — Anju Goel, Health, 4 Apr. 2025
• This is due to the pressure that is placed on the median nerve that passes through the carpal bones when the wrist is flexed.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
• Carpal tunnel syndrome happens when pressure on the median nerve builds up.
  — Benjamin Plackett, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2024
• Braces are often one of the first lines of defense for reducing pressure on your median nerve.
  — Lindsay Modglin, Health, 28 Mar. 2023
• The roof of the carpal tunnel is divided, which relieves pressure on the median nerve.
  — Kristin Karim, M.d., Mayo Foundation For Medical Education and Research, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2023
• Carpal tunnel occurs when the median nerve in the, well, carpal tunnel in your hand becomes compressed.
  — Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, 27 Sep. 2018
• Wearing a brace at night may help keep your wrist in a neutral position and reduce pressure on the median nerve.
  — Lindsay Modglin, Health, 28 Mar. 2023
• Over time, compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel will lead to the hands feeling numb and becoming weak.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
• This condition causes pain and numbness in the hand, wrist, and arm due to median nerve compression.
  — Lindsay Modglin, Health, 28 Mar. 2023
• It’s caused by median nerve compression, which runs the entire length of the arm and passes through the carpal tunnel in the forearm.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
• The procedure involves cutting a ligament in the hand to ease pressure on the median nerve.
  — Scott Sundick, Verywell Health, 3 June 2024
• Carpal tunnel is a condition caused by compression of the median nerve located in the wrist.
  — Kristin Karim, M.d., Mayo Foundation For Medical Education and Research, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2023
• For some people, this excess fluid puts pressure on the median nerve in the wrist, causing carpal tunnel syndrome.
  — ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 3 July 2024
• The median nerve, which starts at the shoulder and extends down to the tips of the fingers, is one of the major nerves of the upper extremities.
  — Scott Sundick, Verywell Health, 3 June 2024
• Carpal tunnel syndrome is when the median nerve in the wrist is compressed by excess pressure in a tunnel of bone and connective tissue.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 29 Mar. 2021
• Our results suggested that both local and distal acupuncture improved median nerve function at the wrist.
  — Vitaly Napadow, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2017
• Carpal tunnel is a condition caused by the swelling of the wrist’s median nerve and is often the result of making the same wrist movements over and over, day in and day out.
  — Matt Jancer, Wired, 19 Apr. 2020
• The carpal tunnel is a thin tube in your wrist, pretty much from elbow to palm of the hand, that houses the median nerve, which becomes inflamed when the syndrome kicks in.
  — Mary Schumacher, chicagotribune.com, 20 Sep. 2019
• It's caused by pressure on the median nerve, which runs from the forearm through the wrist and to the hand, according to the Mayo Clinic.
  — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2023
• In carpal tunnel syndrome, the median nerve in the wrist is compressed, and most people note numbness and tingling in the thumb, index, middle and sometimes ring fingers.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 19 May 2021
• Since carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the median nerve in the wrist is compressed, a brace can keep your wrist in a neutral position, reducing that compression and strain.
  — Sarah Bradley, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2023
• Rather than involving the wrist’s median nerve, the ulnar nerve in the elbow is compressed, resulting in numbness and tingling in some fingers along with aching pain in the elbow.
  — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
• Carpal tunnel syndrome is the compression of the median nerve within a tunnel of bones and connective tissue in the wrist, causing symptoms of numbness, pain and weakness.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 20 Oct. 2021
• Doctors diagnosed the median nerve problem, and an MRI on Sunday showed no structural issues.
  — Brody Miller, nola.com, 11 June 2019
• Once activated, this anti-nausea band releases a specific pattern of pulses that stimulate the median nerve under the skin.
  — ABC News, 6 June 2026
• Once activated, this anti-nausea band releases a specific pattern of pulses that stimulate the median nerve under the skin.
  — ABC News, 16 June 2026
• Once activated, this anti-nausea band releases a specific pattern of pulses that stimulate the median nerve under the skin.
  — ABC News, 20 June 2026
• Once activated, this anti-nausea band releases a specific pattern of pulses that stimulate the median nerve under the skin.
  — ABC News, 22 June 2026
• Carpal tunnel is identified by the compression of the median nerve, while thoracic outlet involves the compression of the neurovascular bundle.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026