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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Category:

Diagnosis:

Description:

Predictors:

Hand-Fingers

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Numbness/tingling in thumb, index/middle fingers; worse at night; median nerve compression.

Positive Phalen/Tinel; hand weakness/clumsiness; thenar atrophy later.

Non-Operative

Therapy:

Light Activities:

Moderate Activities:

Wrist neutral splint (night); activity modification; nerve‑gliding; consider injection.

2–8 weeks

6–12 weeks

Surgery

Surgery Probability:

Moderate if persistent deficits

Indications:

Recovery to Light Activities:

Recovery to Moderate Activities:

Sucess Rates:

Complication Rates:

Persistent numbness/weakness; failed conservative care.

Light ADLs 1–2 weeks (post‑release)

4–8 weeks to moderate activity

Generally high

6–12 weeks

Predictors:

Generally high

Scar tenderness/pillar pain possible

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