Repetitive tasks involving: throwing, gripping, pronation (turning your hand to a palm down position), and sudden extension at the elbow can produce injury resulting in compression of the median nerve at the elbow and forearm level. Weight lifting may result in building muscle mass and can lead to nerve compression. Trauma to the upper forearm …
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Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most expensive of all work-related injuries. Over his or her lifetime, a carpal tunnel patient loses about $30,000 in medical bills and time absent from work. CTS typically occurs in adults, with women 3 times more likely to develop it than men. The dominant hand is usually affected first, …
Diabetic Neuropathy Treatment Peripheral Diabetic Neuropathy (PDN) is a major, long-term complication of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetic neuropathy often presents as tingling, loss of sensation, pain and numbness in the legs, feet, arms and hands. This loss of sensation can preclude sensation of injury, leading to development of wounds or ulcerations. When …
Many patients have come to me asking about problems with the Proximal Nerve, and how it can be affected and fixed. Here are my thoughts on the nerve and what we can do for you! PROXIMAL MEDIAN NERVE COMPRESSION Repetitive tasks involving: throwing, gripping, pronation (turning your hand to a palm down position), and sudden …
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is an issue in the wrist where the median nerve is “pinched” at the wrist. It causes numbness, tingling, and pain in the arm, hand, and fingers. The wrist has an area called the carpal tunnel that houses the median nerve and 9 tendons, and allows them to pass into the hand. When …
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With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes rates climbing, the sufferers of diabetic neuropathy increase as well. These patients suffer from debilitating pain that radiates from the hands, feet, legs and arms. It has been referred to for years as an irreversible disease, and treated as such by physicians. They look to prevent the disease’s …
While many people know about the benefits of peripheral nerve decompression surgery for Carpal Tunnel, Cubital Tunnel, Tarsal Tunnel, Radial Tunnel, Foot Drop/Common Peroneal Nerve, Meralgia Paresthetica/Lateral Femoral Nerve, Winged Scapula/ Long Thoracic Nerve, and Proximal Median Nerve Compression, some don’t know the causes of the conditions that warrant them. Learning this can help pinpoint where decompression can help. Nerve Compression can come …
Peripheral Diabetic Neuropathy (PDN) is a major, long-term complication of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetic neuropathy often presents as tingling, loss of sensation, pain and numbness in the legs, feet, arms and hands. This loss of sensation can preclude sensation of injury, leading to development of wounds or ulcerations. When not adequately treated, …
When we have patients in for carpal tunnel surgery, we like to explain the various treatments that we go through before we start surgery. Just because you are diagnosed with carpal tunnel, it doesn’t mean that you necessarily need surgery immediately. We have a full course of procedures that we like to employ to start …
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The symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome usually develop gradually. Symptoms often improve if you stop or change an activity that is helping to cause the condition. Most mild cases of carpal tunnel syndrome get better with treatment. Usually there is no permanent damage to the median nerve. Your symptoms may improve by themselves when: …
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