What would a therapist expect to observe in case of Median Nerve palsy?

In the case of Median Nerve palsy, the therapist would expect to observe wasting of the thenar eminence. The thenar eminence is the muscular structure at the base of the thumb, and it is primarily innervated by the median nerve. When this nerve is compromised, the muscles responsible for thumb opposition, flexion, and abduction, such as the opponens pollicis and abductor pollicis brevis, may atrophy due to lack of nerve signal and use. This atrophy results in a characteristic appearance of the hand, where the thenar eminence flattens or becomes less prominent.

The other observations listed, such as hypotrophy of the hypothenar muscles, weakness in wrist flexion, and difficulty in finger abduction, would not be expected consequences of Median Nerve palsy. The hypothenar muscles, which are responsible for the movement of the little finger, are innervated by the ulnar nerve, so they would not demonstrate wasting due to median nerve issues. Weakness in wrist flexion typically involves both the median and ulnar nerves, but it’s not specific to median nerve palsy. Finger abduction weakness is more closely associated with ulnar nerve involvement rather than