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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

The symptoms include:

  • an ache or pain in your fingers, hand or arm

  • numb hands

  • tingling or pins and needles

  • a weak thumb or difficulty gripping

  • Usually worse at night.

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Non operative treatments include

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  • Physiotherapy

  • Splinting

  • Injections

 

 

Carpal tunnel syndrome surgery

 

An injection numbs your wrist (local anaesthetic) and a small cut is made in your hand. The carpal tunnel is cut. The day case takes around 20 minutes.

It can take a month after the operation to get back to normal activities.

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is pressure on a nerve in your wrist. It causes tingling, numbness and pain in your hand and fingers. You can often treat it yourself, but it can take months to get better.

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