Symptom Finder - Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
1. Avoid repetitive injury and try splinting at night.
2. Treat conservatively with pyridoxine: 100 mg tid for 3 to 6 months unless objective evidence is striking.
3. May inject carpal tunnel with 1 cc 1% lidocaine and 20 mg of methylprednisolone acetate for patients who object to surgery.
4. When conservative measures fail, refer to neurosurgeon or orthopedic surgeon for carpal tunnel release.
1. Avoid repetitive injury and try splinting at night.
2. Treat conservatively with pyridoxine: 100 mg tid for 3 to 6 months unless objective evidence is striking.
3. May inject carpal tunnel with 1 cc 1% lidocaine and 20 mg of methylprednisolone acetate for patients who object to surgery.
4. When conservative measures fail, refer to neurosurgeon or orthopedic surgeon for carpal tunnel release.
