FRIDAY, June 23, 2017 -- People who spend lots of time on their smartphones may be scrolling, tapping and swiping their way to carpal tunnel syndrome, a painful wrist and hand disorder. A small study ...

SEATTLE — A study of steroid injections into the carpal tunnel showed the technique used does not injure the median nerve, but fails to consistently allow the drug to disperse freely in a cadaveric ...

BOSTON - Millions of Americans suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome but a new procedure could help relieve the pain. Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when a nerve in the wrist becomes trapped, causing pain ...

Preliminary research raises the possibility that an electrical form of acupuncture could become a useful treatment for the common wrist overuse condition known as carpal tunnel syndrome. In the study, ...

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has emerged as a pivotal non‐invasive method for evaluating the microstructural integrity of peripheral nerves, particularly in the context of carpal tunnel syndrome ...

Identifying the symptoms can help you steer patients to solutions, including a wrist brace, steroid injections and, in serious cases, surgery.

Steroid injections provide as much relief as surgery for patients with new cases of carpal tunnel syndrome, at least for a year after treatment, finds a study in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism.