Surgery after confirming the self-diagnosis method that causes wrist tunnel syndrome
What is wrist tunnel syndrome
Even if there is no trauma, joints are prone to diseases if used a lot, so if pain persists in the wrist, it is recommended to get an accurate diagnosis and take appropriate care. In particular, wrist tunnel syndrome is known to be common enough to have a 50% chance of occurring during life.The small passage surrounded by bones and ligaments that make up the wrist is called carpal tunnel, which passes through the median nerve, tendons, and blood vessels. A disease in which the carpal duct thickens or internal pressure increases due to various causes, causing wrist pain and numbness in fingers due to pressure on the median nerve is called carpal tunnel syndrome or carpal tunnel syndrome.
Wrist tunnel syndrome can cause swelling of the wrist due to excessive wrist use, fracture, dislocation, infection, inflammatory disease, and trauma. In addition, tumors may occur in the carpal tunnel, protein may be deposited in the wrist ligament, narrowing the carpal tunnel, obesity, degenerative changes due to aging, and diabetes. symptoms of wrist tunnel syndrome
Wrist tunnel syndrome is a disease in which symptoms of pain and numbness appear in the wrist and fingers, and when the symptoms worsen, weakness and atrophy of thumb muscles can occur. This can cause difficulties in daily life as it is difficult to twist the wrist, use chopsticks, and button.
examination of wrist tunnel syndrome
Wrist tunnel syndrome can be confirmed by self-diagnosis such as tinnell test, wrist flexion test, and Farren test. Tinel test is to check for symptoms of numbness in the fingertips, wrist flexion test is to check for symptoms of numbness or pain around 30 seconds with both wrists bent, and Farren test can check for symptoms of numbness or pain when the back of the hand is combined for 1 minute.If wrist tunnel syndrome is neglected and nerve tissue is damaged or symptoms become chronic, it can cause motor dysfunction due to muscle atrophy. If paralysis progresses to the point where muscles dry up like this, it is difficult to recover a healthy wrist condition even if surgery is carried out, so it is recommended to provide appropriate treatment in the early stages of symptoms. METHOD FOR TREATING WRIST TUNNEL SYNDROMEIf nerve damage is not severe, symptoms can be alleviated by medication, injection therapy, extracorporeal shock waves, exercise therapy, and wearing aids. However, if the symptoms are not relieved in this way, surgery to open a wrist tunnel must be performed. After minimal skin incision, insert an arthroscope to check the lesion and remove the lateral carpalis ligament to expand the wrist tunnel space. Arthroscopy has a short operation time and less burden on side effects, making it possible to recover quickly. Excessive use of the wrist can cause a recurrence of the disease, so it is important to prevent the disease with sufficient rest and stretching after using the wrist.50m Naver Corp. See More / OpenStreetMap Data x Naver Corp. / OpenStreetMap Controller Legend Real Estate Street Town, Myeon, Simultaneous County, Gu City, Provincial Government2nd floor of Baemyeong Building, 275 Baekje Ancient Tomb-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Gangnam Main Orthopedic Clinic2nd floor of Baemyeong Building, 275 Baekje Ancient Tomb-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Gangnam Main Orthopedic ClinicPrevious Image Next ImagePrevious Image Next ImagePrevious Image Next Image