As such, there is nothing for us to base the poem on, no independent account that will tell us whether or not we can see a given text as being objectively true. Poem as trace, poem as evidence. From Carolyn ForchÃ©, Twentieth Century Poetry of Witness, American Poetry Review 22:2 (March-April 1993), 17. Carolyn ForchÃ© The word politics presents more serious difficulties, particularly in the literary culture of the United States, where the word is most often applied pejoratively, and where politics is regarded as a contaminant of serious literary work.
Surgery for this problem is quite simple: we release (cut) the transverse carpal ligament. By doing so, this creates more space for the median nerve and symptoms usually subside. The ligament may grow back, but if so, it grows back in a looser, thinner version of its old self that does not cause similar irritation.
Ligaments of the spine may be sprained or torn resulting in acute or chronic pain of the neck (cervical spine), mid back (thoracic spine), or low back (lumbar spine). Carpal tunnel syndrome of the wrist is another example of pain caused by compression of the nerve to the hand by a hypertrophic ligament. The thickened ligament in the wrist compresses and damages the median nerve to the hand resulting in pain and numbness of the fingers.