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Tests For Diagnosis?
- Phalen's Test
- Reverse Phalen's Test
- Carpal Compression Test
- NCV, EMG
- Blood Test ( to rule out other affections
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What Are The Causes?
- Repeated activity of wrist, first 3 fingers (e.g- desk job/laptop usage where we rest our wrist on the edge of the table for years)
- Inflammation at joint (RA, OA wrist)
- Post trauma (Colle's fracture)
- Hormones (Acromegaly)
- Space Occupying Lesions at wrist (Tumo...
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How To Manage
It is important to understand that Surgical method is the last resort.
It can be managed by just Physiotherapy!
- Physiotherapy - exercises, stretching
- NSAIDs - for temporary pain relief
- Steroid injection
- Surgical decompression - slitting the flexor retina...
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Symptoms & Features
CTS progresses in 4 stages.
- Stage I - discomfort in wrist, first 3 fingers, morning stiffness.
- Stage II - localised tingling pain, numbness.
- Stage III - clumsy hand, loss of grip.
- Stage IV - sensory loss along first 3 fingers, hand muscle atrophy/wasting. ...
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Prevention
You don't need to wait for the symptoms to appear in order to manage the condition!
Preventive measures are of more importance specially for those who have a desk job
- Timely break from typing/ laptop work
- Correct, ergonomically appropriate desk, chair (the table height m...
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