Is carpal tunnel syndrome serious

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Carpal tunnel syndrome is commonly known as the mouse hand, mainly due to the long-term use of the mouse or keyboard in the process of disease. Let's see if carpal tunnel syndrome is serious.

Is carpal tunnel syndrome serious

First of all: carpal tunnel syndrome is not very serious. There are many non-surgical treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome, including brace immobilization and corticosteroid injection. If the effect of conservative treatment is not very good, then surgery should be considered.

Secondly: postoperative treatment, the current practice is loose bandage, postoperative 2 days to limit wrist movement. Two days later, the dressing was changed and the patients were asked to start functional exercises of shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand and finger. The wrist joint can be fixed in neutral position at night within three weeks after operation. The suture was removed 12-14 days after operation. One month later, he returned to work, but the load was limited. 6-8 weeks after operation, the patients recovered completely.

Finally: carpal tunnel decompression and release, although there are incision, endoscopic decompression and release of the points, and a variety of surgical methods, but the final efficacy and complications are the same, the difference is only the heavy and light complications, long and short recovery period. It has become a common understanding that if the incision is short, the tissue trauma will be small, the scar will be light, the pain will disappear quickly, and the recovery period will be short; otherwise, it will be heavy, slow, and long.

matters needing attention

Continuous working time should not be too long, after work, to rub fingers and wrists, and then hot water bubble hands. Keep hands warm in winter, wash clothes with warm water, and avoid cold weather.