Your treatment pathway explained
Find out more about a syndrome that causes pins and needles in your hand.
Your consultant’s guide to carpal tunnel syndrome
What problems does it cause
- typically starts with pins and needles or numbness in the hand at night or on waking
- feeling you slept wrong on your arm
- may feel like the whole hand is affected
- often shaking the hand out to get rid of the tingling
- can progress to pain, tingling and/or numbness during activities such as writing, typing and gripping
What solutions can be offered
- a splint to keep the wrist in a straight position can often be helpful particularly for night symptoms
- an injection is helpful to most patients but its effectiveness and duration is variable
- surgery to release and make more room for the nerve is indicated for those with severe symptoms, or when other treatments have not worked
Your specialist physiotherapist guide to recovery after your carpal tunnel surgery
Dressings Clinic with Sister Andrea Hinchliffe
Outpatients clinic to support you with your dressings after surgery.
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