Carpal tunnel syndrome surgery is one of the most frequently performed hand operations. However, patients often experience worsening or no change in symptoms after the intervention. According to the article of Kaehr (2010), the failure rate for carpal tunnel surgery is over 50%. In that same article, one study showed that half of the people who reported having CTS symptoms received carpal tunnel surgery. Of those, only five per cent actually needed surgery — the other 45% could have been treated more conservatively.
This diagnosis will likely be more and more common among young people, and educating them about the problem and treatment options is essential. It is obvious, that carpal tunnel surgery should be the last option taken after other treatment options are performed first.
Treatment with Shockwave, High-Intensity Laser or Super Inductive System shows great results in terms of symptoms and functional outcome. We recommend educating patients about the importance of posture, and ergonomics, always in combination with exercises focused on dysbalances and neurodynamics exercises that reduce nerve mechanosensitivity and restore symptom-free limb movement and function.
Watch a video that demonstrates how to use BTL High-Intensity Laser, Shockwave Therapy and Super Inductive System in Carpal tunnel syndrome