Suggest Treatment For Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Posted on Mon, 30 May 2016

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Mon, 30 May 2016 Answered on

Mon, 4 Jul 2016 Last reviewed on

Question : How do you fix corporal tunnel syndrome and what will happen if I wait to long to fix it?

Answered by Dr. Indranil Ghosh (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
if medical measures fail then surgery

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.

Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by nerve compression at the wrist by excess tissues. We need to classify it into mild to moderate or severe, according to nerve conduction tests.

If mild to moderate, wrist splints, local steroid injection, etc are done. If not improving then surgical release of the compression is done. If severe, then directly surgery is indicated.

If you wait too long, then the major risk is permanent nerve damage resulting in weakness and wasting of thumb and index finger.

Hope this helps.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar