Body Basics - Ligaments and Tendons

Ligaments connect bone to bone. Tendons connect muscle to bone. In our hands and wrists we have many ligaments and tendons. The forearm muscles are connected to the bones in our fingers via tendons. The muscles and tendons work to move our fingers and hands. These tendons, along with nerves and blood vessels pass through the “Carpal Tunnel” at our wrist. This is a high risk area for injury for computer based office tasks, because if the tendons in this tunnel are irritated, they may swell and pinch the blood vessels and nerves, creating pain and numbness in the hand and fingers.