Men are more likely than women to be offered surgery to ease carpal tunnel syndrome, but a small new study from one hospital suggests that gender may have nothing to do with the disparity. Instead, ...
Last summer, Anna Lea Matysek of Sarasota, Florida, and her husband Jim set to work sprucing up their property. Some of the hardscaping that had been installed two decades prior had sunk into the soft ...
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition that can cause pain, numbness, weakness and tingling in the fingers and hands due to pressure on the median nerve, which runs down your arm and into your hand.
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Our colleagues in endocrinology should consider the presence or history of carpal tunnel syndrome when ...
There’s a lot happening inside your wrist. Packed into that little space are numerous bones, tendons, ligaments, and nerves. Nine of those tendons and a large nerve are all packed together in an even ...
Dr. Ryan Grabow, founder of Concierge Carpal Tunnel & Hand Surgery, and hand-to-shoulder specialist himself, is in-studio to talk about the latest advancements in carpal tunnel treatment. Dr. Grabow ...
GREENVILLE S.C. (WSPA)– Carpal tunnel syndrome affects as many as 1.9 million people every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It results in countless days missed from ...
Find out the early signs of carpal tunnel syndrome, as timely decision and treatment can help prevent permanent nerve damage.
FARGO — If you are one of those who has battled carpal tunnel in the wrist, you know the discomfort. And while surgery is often used to fix the problem, few of us like the anesthesia, or missing work.
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CHICAGO -- Surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome produces better long-term results in most patients than the more common treatment of putting a splint on the wrist, Dutch research suggests. The findings ...
If you’ve ever experienced numbness or tingling in your hand or wrist or an urge to “shake out” your hands, these are all common signs of carpal tunnel syndrome, which affects up to 5% of the ...