Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a neurological disorder that causes pressure on the median nerve, which runs from your forearm into the palm of your hand, and becomes pressed or squeezed at the wrist.
Carpal tunnel is the narrow passageway surrounded by bones and ligaments on the palm side of your hand. When the median nerve is compressed, you may feel numbness, tingling, and weakness in your hand and wrist. Your fingers can become swollen and useless. You might wake up and feel you need to “shake out” your hand or wrist.
With the anatomy of your wrist, health problems and possibly repetitive hand motions can contribute to carpal tunnel syndrome.
Proper medical treatment usually relieves the tingling and numbness and restores your wrist and hand function with time.
Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery
Severe Symptoms, if your carpal tunnel syndrome has worsening to the point of requiring surgery to avoid long-term damage and disability, Dr. Pournaras can perform surgery on your wrist to widen the carpal tunnel and release the compression on your median nerve.
Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery is performed by using an endoscope – a very thin tubular instrument with a fiber-optic camera on the end. The camera allows him to view the problem and to make adjustments in your wrist by using small surgical tools. Because this surgery involves only tiny incisions, there is less blood loss, smaller scars, and a quicker recovery time.
Most patients start to notice gradually symptoms such as frequent numbness or tingling in their fingers, especially the thumb and the index and middle fingers. They may start in one or both hands during the night. Your dominant hand is usually affected first and suffers the most severe issues.
Early Symptoms:
More Severe Symptoms:
We know how important having pain-free hand and wrist motion and function is for our patients. As well as the ability to do daily activities, including work, self-care, sports. We are here to help you. Our advanced care orthopedic practice specializes in hand & the upper extremities treatments and surgery, as we offer state-of-the-art non-surgical and surgical care to treat a full range of hand and wrist injuries and conditions.
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Our Fair Oaks Orthopedic practice offers the best orthopedic care as well as the latest physical and hand therapy services.
If you have a wrist injury that you need treatment for, please contact us at Fair Oaks Ortho. Dr. Stephen W. Pournaras & our staff have a great knowledge of the complex network of blood vessels, nerves, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and bones that make up your hand and wrist.
Our board-certified, fellowship-trained Orthopaedic Surgeon, Stephen W. Pournaras, Jr., M.D. utilizes the latest technology and cutting-edge procedures to treat a broad spectrum of orthopaedic conditions, sports injuries, and work-related injuries.
By preforming operative and non-operative procedures, our goal is to use the latest and most minimally invasive techniques that allows our patients a rapid return to a full and active life.
“What is important to us as a practice is superior patient outcomes and unmatched patient satisfaction. We pride ourselves in being patient advocates, going the extra mile to ensure that the care delivered to our patients is best of that medicine as to offer.”
“I believe in a team-oriented approach to treatment, which often involves physical and occupational therapists to maximize functional outcome for all my patients.” Dr. Pournaras
Suffering from pain can limit your daily activities and decreases your enjoyment of life. Our commitment to support your journey towards recovery can help ease your mind. Learn more about our comprehensive range of advanced treatment options for hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder designed to provide pain relief and heal as quickly, and as safely as possible.
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