Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a condition that affects millions of people. It can cause numbness, tingling, and weakness in the hand and wrist. If conservative treatments like wrist splints, medication, or physical therapy don’t provide relief, carpal tunnel surgery may be considered. But is carpal tunnel surgery worth it? Understanding the procedure can help you make […]
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The median nerve, which regulates motion and feeling in the hand and its fingers, runs through a thin, fibrous channel in the wrist called the carpal tunnel. Any shift in the location of the tissues around this area may easily irritate this nerve. As a result of this irritation, you might experience numbness, tingling, and
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Have you been diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome? If the answer is yes, and if it is getting worse or interrupting the completion of normal tasks, you might consider correcting it with surgery. Is it time for carpal tunnel surgery? Here are a few things to know if you’re considering going under the knife. Carpal
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Today we do more repetitive work with our fingers than in older times. Tasks such as typing can lead to carpal tunnel syndrome, a condition caused by pressure on the median nerve and typified by pain, numbness, weakness, or tingling. One of the options for treatment is surgery. In these outpatient procedures our three Texas
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Many people suffer through pain, numbness, and tingling in their hand and arm yet don’t do anything about it. They just assume they slept wrong on their arm or are doing something else at that instant causing the issue. They’re often wrong in those assumptions because those same people often have carpal tunnel syndrome. At
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The carpal tunnel is a narrow, fibrous passage in the wrist that protects the median nerve. This is the nerve responsible for movement and sensation in the hand and thumb, index and middle fingers. When there is a change in tissue position, the tunnel can become congested, leading to tingling and numbness in the fingers
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When you see our name, Texas Neurosurgery, you may think we are concerned primarily with the brain, but we deal with neurology, which is the branch of medicine that deals with the function of the nerves and nervous system. In line is our treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome. In this outpatient procedure, we relieve pressure
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If you’ve ever driven a car into Manhattan, chances are you’ve been through the Lincoln Tunnel. And if you’ve hit it during rush hour or some other problem, the flow is anything but clear. The same can happen with the carpal tunnel in humans. The carpal tunnel is a narrow, fibrous passage in the wrist
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While it may be amusing to say the carpal tunnel is the place New Jersey Governor Chris Christie closed to get back at some recalcitrant mayor whose city relied on the tunnel, it’s actually home to a painful condition that requires treatment, possibly surgery by the surgeons at Texas Neurosurgery. What is the carpal tunnel
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Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition of the wrist and arm, that occurs when the median nerve (nerve that runs from your forearm into your palm) gets irritated or inflamed due to excessive pressure from nearby tissues. The median nerve is located in a rigid and rather narrow passageway at the base of the hand,
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