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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 matters!) If you want add a cushioning to the edge of the table
- Wrist exercises : rotations, flexion-extention(up-down movt), stretches regularly at work.
- Equal amount of rest to our wrist and fingers is required as for our brain!
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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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Avoid pain points and stretch
Sitting all day can drive lower back and shoulder pain. Typing away all day can cause carpal tunnel and strain the wrists. Some pointers to address these issues:
- Make your desk and chair the appropriate height.
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