Carpal Tunnel Syndrome News & Features

Maybe, especially for folks who spend more than 5 hours a day on their devices, study says

Conservative approach should be the first option, researcher says

Three-quarters of patients still had to have surgery a year later

A brief questionnaire has been developed to help doctors screen for carpal tunnel syndrome.

People with carpal tunnel syndrome may be better off undergoing surgery early as opposed to receiving injections of steroids to reduce their inflammation and pain, because steroids may not be as effective in the long term.

Long hours surfing the Internet or typing won't wreck your wrists, a new study shows.

A microscopic look at carpal tunnel syndrome may have uncovered the cause of the painful condition.

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Steroid injections may be more effective than surgery for short-term relief of painful carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms, according to a new study.

Study Finds Many Cases Improve Spontaneously; Has Surgery Been Needless?

Study: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Not Higher in Computer Users

A recently settled lawsuit pitting a railway company against its own employees.

After a heated debate pitting labor against Republicans, the House followed the Senate's lead and voted Wednesday to repeal a controversial Clinton administration rule aimed at curbing repetitive motion stress injuries in the workplace.

Eighty years old, with no feeling in her hand, the patient was just one of many elderly men and women that Kari Todnem, MD, had treated for carpal tunnel syndrome -- an inflammation causing pain, numbness, or tingling in the wrist, hand, and fingers.

Wrist splints really can help people with carpal tunnel syndrome, even those with severe symptoms, new research has shown.

The idea that carpal tunnel syndrome is a permanent disability that cannot be reversed may be a myth, according to a new study.

Injecting steroid drugs near -- but not in -- the carpal tunnel of the wrist can lead to a long-term improvement of symptoms in people with carpal tunnel syndrome, according to Dutch researchers.