CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME (DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT)

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a neuropathy disease that affects the median nerve with an incidence of around 90%. appears in 3.8% general population, highest prevalence occurring women. There are several risk factors associated CTS, namely medical and non-medical factors. The mechanism carpal tunnel syndrome until now still very complex not known certainty, but compression traction thought to be most common cause CTS. can manifest clinically subjective signs such as paresthesia, proprioceptive changes, paresis, well objective signs, changes motor sensitivity function, positive Tinel Phallen tests, thenar muscle atrophy. diagnosis based on classic symptoms pain, numbness, tingling, and/or burning sensation distribution hand, abnormal function conduction studies. Conservative therapy option. Especially patients mild moderate symptoms. given form corticosteroid physical therapy. Patients severe CTS or whose have improved after four six months conservative should considered for surgical treatment.