OBJECTIVE To evaluate the results of 4 mg of dexamethasone acetate injections for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome in pregnancy. MATERIAL AND METHOD Twenty-four pregnant volunteers who suffered from carpal tunnel syndrome occurring in the third trimester of their pregnancies were injected with 4 mg of dexamethasone acetate combined with 1% lidocaine into the carpal tunnels. The volunte...

Wrist posture and tendon loading have been shown to increase carpal tunnel pressure, which may result in median nerve compression (Keir et al., 1998). This change in pressure may be due to a change in carpal tunnel volume or the volume of its contents. Thus magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies have been used to evaluate parameters such as cross-sectional area (CSA) and the relationship of s...

Carpal tunnel syndrome, the most common peripheral neuropathy, results from compression of the median nerve at the wrist, and is a cause of pain, numbness and tingling in the upper extremities and an increasingly recognized cause of work disability. If carpal tunnel syndrome seems likely, conservative management with splinting should be initiated. Moreover, it has suggested that patients reduce...

g w t f a a t ACUPUNCTURE MAY HAVE HIGHER TREATMENT RESPONSE RATE THAN STEROID INJECTION FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME Level 2 (mid-level) evidence Reference: J Pain 2011;12:307 Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is caused by compression of the median nerve at the level of the wrist. The typical list of symptoms may include numbness, tingling, hand pain, and muscular dysfunction. Acupuncture has been re...

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a complicated ailment in which there compression of the median nerve carpal tunnel and can lead to pain, disrupt range motion, hand function, finger grip force. Dry needling treatment used for CTS by inserting needle reduce pain lowering tension over improve symptoms. This review aimed determine whether dry useful treating syndrome Studies published between 2000 ...

Lipofibromatous hamartoma is a rare, benign tumor that most often involves the median nerve. A 16-year-old male with lipofibromatous hamartoma of the median nerve at the wrist level is described. This patient was a child when the mass was first noted. Although there were no symptoms or signs of carpal tunnel compression, the growth of the tumor was progressing. In addition to the release of the...

Background Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a group of symptoms resulting from local compression of the median nerve at the wrist leading to subsequent functional impairment and local ischemia of the median nerve. Occupations that involve repetitive hand movements carry a great risk for developing CTS and laboratory occupations fall under this category. We decided to investigate in this topic du...

Joint injection of the wrist and hand region is a useful diagnostic and therapeutic tool for the family physician. In this article, the injection procedures for carpal tunnel syndrome, de Quervain's tenosynovitis, osteoarthritis of the first carpometacarpal joint, wrist ganglion cysts, and digital flexor tenosynovitis (trigger finger) are reviewed. Indications for carpal tunnel syndrome injecti...