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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 retinaculum.
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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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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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Physical movement:
- Despite the fatigue and weariness, it is essential to move your body and give it exercise.
- This helps in flexing the muscles, releasing the pain and aches.
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4. Reduced pain
Hot water improves circulation and may also improve blood flow, particularly to injured muscles. No research has directly linked hot water consumption to pain relief.
However, people routinely use heat packs and hot water bottles to reduce pain. Consuming hot water may offer some internal ...
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