Carpal Tunnel

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a fairly common complaint in our society.  It is not an actual disease, but a collection of symptoms, or a syndrome.

Your doctor will probably tell you that the pain of carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by compression of the nerves as they pass through the carpal tunnel of the wrist, and that it requires surgery to relieve the pressure. That can sometimes be so. Alternatively, it may not. A friend recently had the carpal tunnel operation and sadly she was worse afterwards.  Then her doctor told her that the surgery doesn’t always work!

So if it is only compression within the carpal tunnel, why doesn’t the surgery always work?

The answer could be because there are many other conditions that can mimic carpal tunnel syndrome…

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