Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Treatment

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Treatment: I came across"Non Surgical Treatments for Carpal Tunnel" and would like to ask Veijo Lesonen about alternative treatment and therapy methods.

"Muscular Skeletal Physiologists and Clinicians have been using massage therapy and specialty elastic tapping for decades to enhance the body’s natural healing process, relieve pain, swelling, inflammation and numbness caused by soft tissue injuries such as CTS to successfully avoid invasive surgical procedures."

There is a lot of information about alternative methods on the internet. At what stage of the CTS illness is massage therapy effective?

"People often ask, 'Why should I have surgery to solve a problem with inflammation in my joint?' This is a good question. There are so many well developed and effective alternative therapies that can solve the problem of inflammation without resorting to, for instance, Carpal Tunnel Surgery. These techniques improve blood circulation and lymphatic fluid exchange which results in more rapid regeneration of damaged tissue at the cellular level and dispersion of fluids contributing to swollen fascia tissue. These Carpal Tunnel Treatments have been proven to relieve pressure on the Median Nerve and eliminate the pain and symptoms of CTS."

1. Is surgery the only alternative?
2. What are the best alternative therapies?
3. How should inflammation then be treated?
4. What changes should be made to working conditions?
5. Rapid regeneration of damaged tissue at the cellular level?

OR-Live: Live and On-Demand Medical Healthcasts - Archives

OR-Live: Live and On-Demand Medical Healthcasts - Archives: "Archives > General Surgery > December 11, 2006 LaunchSite Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Join surgeons from Hartford Hospital for a live carpal tunnel release, one of the most common surgical procedures in the United States Hartford, CT – On December 11, watch live surgery on the Internet as orthopaedic hand surgeon Andrew E. Caputo, MD performs a carpal tunnel release.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a very common condition that causes numbness and tingling in the hand. It is due to compression of the median nerve in the carpal (wrist) tunnel. If gone untreated, it can cause serious hand weakness and potentially permanent numbness in the fingers and thumb.

One of the most common symptoms is painful numbness in the thumb, index and middle finger. This can occur during the day or quite commonly during the night causing difficulty with sleep. Patients can get grip weakness and in late stages, atrophy of thumb muscles can also occur and limit hand function.

One of the most common symptoms is painful numbness in the thumb, index and middle finger. This can occur during the day or quite commonly during the night causing difficulty with sleep. Patients can get grip weakness and in late stages, atrophy of thumb muscles can also occur and limit hand function.

If caught early, conservative treatments, such as wearing wrist splints while sleeping, can be effective in curing the problem. When conservative treatment fails, operative decompression is quite effective in relieving symptoms. When caught early, operative decompression has the potential of restoring normal hand function. Surgery involves cutting the carpal tunnel roof or transverse carpal ligament. This decompresses the nerve and allows for improved nerve function."

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Carpal tunnel release

On December 11, watch live surgery on OR-Live.com as orthopaedic hand surgeon Andrew E. Caputo, MD performs a carpal tunnel release.

More information about Carpal tunnel treatment is available on YouTube.