If someone has carpal tunnel syndrome, would that person necessarily have to hav!
Question: I am asking this out of curiousity as my mom thinks she might have carpal tunnel syndrome.
I'm not asking for medical advice or anything; just want to be informed.
What is the difference between carpal tunnel syndrome and mere tendonitis? How invasive is carpal tunnel surgery anyway?
Answers: I am asking this out of curiousity as my mom thinks she might have carpal tunnel syndrome.
I'm not asking for medical advice or anything; just want to be informed.
What is the difference between carpal tunnel syndrome and mere tendonitis? How invasive is carpal tunnel surgery anyway?
You do not have to have surgery at any time for any thing. You can change how you use your hands which will allow your wrists to heal and sometimes, the symptoms go away. Wearing a brace also helps the healing process as does ibuprofen on a regular basis. Tendonitis often is just pain, carpal tunnel sometimes is accompanied by swelling in the wrist and hand but without a doctor looking and feeling the tendons, it would be very difficult to differentiate. Carpal tunnel surgery is only a small incision but unless you stop the repetitive movement that caused the problem in the first place, it can come right back.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C... please read this on the wikipedia site, it should tell you more about the different ways it can be treated. Report It
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