Patient Reported Numbness and Pain
        
            
            
            
            
            
                   
        
                                    
                                Limited evidence supports that patients who do not report frequent numbness or pain might not have carpal tunnel syndrome.
        Rationale
            One moderate quality study (MacDermid, 1997) found a strong or moderate association between CTS and patient reporting of frequent numbness or frequent pain. 
 
			
						
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