Questionnaires completed by 969 office workers under the age of 50 revealed that about one in five experience wrist and/or hand symptoms commonly associated with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The researchers estimate that working without breaks can … [Read more...]

When it comes to treating carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), what’s the best approach? In this study, researchers monitored the status of 128 women with clinically diagnosed CTS who underwent either conservative care or surgical carpal tunnel release. … [Read more...]

Researchers reviewed data from ten published studies and concluded that after one year, patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) reported similar improvements in pain and function regardless of whether or not they underwent surgery or pursued more … [Read more...]

Many patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) may also have median nerve entrapments further up the course of the nerve (in the neck, shoulder, elbow, etc). When the median nerve is encumbered at two anatomical locations, it's described as a double … [Read more...]

Past studies have suggested that vitamin D plays a role in protecting the nerves from injury or degeneration. In a new study, investigators found that the incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome was higher among women who were vitamin D deficient than … [Read more...]