Waking up from sleep at night because of pain in the hand is a more sensitive test for carpal tunnel syndrome than two more common and widely studied tests.
Research on 188 patients (346 affected hands) with carpal tunnel syndrome, confirmed with electrophysiologic diagnosis, found that a past medical history of awakening with severe pain at night was a more sensitive test than Phalen test or Tinel’s sign.
A history of waking up was present in 163 (86.7 percent) of the patients, whereas the Phalen test was found in only 63 percent of hands, and Tinel’s sign was found in only 59 percent.
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