It‘s possible to return to light activity soon after carpel tunnel surgery. Following restrictions like not lifting heavy objects and avoiding repetitive hand use can help you heal properly. Share on ...

Most of us use our hands almost every minute of the day without ever giving it a second thought. But if you have carpal tunnel syndrome, the pain, numbness, and tingling in your fingers get your ...

Medicare Part B and Medicare Advantage (Part C) cover carpal tunnel surgery if deemed medically necessary by a doctor. They also cover outpatient care like doctor visits, physical therapy, and the ...

The treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome has changed from previous extensile incisions under general anesthesia. Both open and endoscopic techniques have evolved to minimize incision length and ...

If you are suffering from symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), you might consider carpel tunnel release surgery to alleviate numbness and tingling of hands and fingers, loss of grip, or wrist ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome, also called median nerve compression, is a condition that causes numbness, tingling, or weakness in your hand. Repetitive motions of your hands and wrists over a long time may ...

Last summer, Anna Lea Matysek of Sarasota, Florida, and her husband Jim set to work sprucing up their property. Some of the hardscaping that had been installed two decades prior had sunk into the soft ...

Q. I have carpal tunnel in my right wrist. I was talking to a therapist and she mentioned surgery. Can you tell me if surgery is the best way to go? Will it make me a lot better or is it just a waste ...

Q: I had carpal tunnel surgery 3 years ago with excellent initial results. However, in the past year I have had worsening numbness, tingling and pain affecting hand and forearm on the side of small ...

Had Amy O’Connell endured carpal tunnel surgery a decade or two ago, she would have weathered several doctor’s appointments, an uncomfortable diagnostic test and surgery in a hospital. An orthopedic ...