Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common com- pressive syndrome and is presented with pressure or tension of the median nerve at the level of the wrist. Secondary develops due to volume-occupying pro- cesses in the chanel, as anatomical variants of mus- cles and tendons in the carpal region. In the narrow space of the carpal tunnel every change in the mor- phology and position of these structures causes com- pression of the median nerve. The aim of this article is a brief overview of the anomalous muscles and ten- dons in the area of carpal tunnel that lead to diagnos- tic difficulties and low efficiency of physiotherapy and surgical interventions and provocative tests for their establishment.
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