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Old 12-21-2015, 04:09 PM
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Yes it is possible.

Low thyroid leads to a deposition of a mucoid compound in the skin and along the tendons.
This link shows it in the skin, but it can be deposited deeper...and can cause carpal tunnel.
http://dermnetnz.org/immune/mucinoses.html

can cause muscle problems:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10210791

http://thyroid.about.com/cs/symptoms...s/a/carpal.htm

Have you purchased your wrist splints yet? They can be really helpful. You can wear them at night to protect the carpal tunnel ligaments in your hands. I still use them today, since my pregnancy 30+ yrs ago.
But I cannot hold sewing needles yet, for more than 10 minutes...so the potential for me is still there.
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