Numbness, tingling, or even shooting pain in your fingers could mean they’re simply asleep, but persistent symptoms indicate a condition called carpal tunnel syndrome. The team at Genesis Orthopaedic and Spine in New Jersey. Our Team frequently diagnoses cases of this syndrome and provides cortisone injections and nighttime braces to relieve your discomfort.
Our team of board-certified doctors provides conservative, non-surgical, and regenerative treatments to heal sports injuries and relieve pain. Our offices are located in Westfield and West Orange, New Jersey, and serve all of Union county, Morris county, Middlesex county, and Somerset county including the surrounding towns of Cranford, Garwood, Clark, Scotch Plains, Mountainside, Springfield, Summit, Chatham, Millburn, Short Hills, Maplewood, Watchung, Berkeley Heights, Livingston, Union, Edison, Woodbridge, and Elizabeth. If you suspect that you have a concussion, don’t hesitate to call Genesis Orthopaedic and Spine or request an appointment online today.
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What is Carpal Tunnel?
The carpal tunnel is a part of your wrist’s anatomy. It’s a passageway made up of the tiny bones within your wrists that encase and protect the nerves and ligaments that lead to your hand.
One of these nerves is called the median nerve. It runs down your arm, passes through the carpal tunnel, and branches out into many nerves in your hand that control the feelings in your fingers and some of your thumb’s movement.
Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when your carpal tunnel narrows and compresses your median nerve in one or both of your wrists. This happens when the tissues and ligaments throughout your wrist swell, often because of overuse, injuries, arthritis, or repetitive wrist movements over time. In fact, This is a common work-related injury in New Jersey that causes many employees to seek workers’ compensation.
It worsens with time if you don’t seek treatment. Since you can damage the median nerve beyond repair, you should seek treatment if you have symptoms that don’t go away and begin to interfere with your work, activities, or sleep.
How Does Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Feel?
The syndrome results in several hallmark signs and symptoms, including:
- Numbness or tingling in your thumb and fingers
- Burning or pain in your thumb and fingers
- Hand and wrist weakness
- Shock sensations radiating to the tips of your fingers
These symptoms usually appear slowly over time and begin in your thumb before reaching your fingers.
What Treatments for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome are Available in New Jersey?
Genesis Orthopaedic and Spine offers several treatment possibilities for your carpal tunnel syndrome to maintain or restore your comfort and mobility. They may recommend:
Bracing
Your provider may recommend that you wear a specialised brace or splint around your affected wrist as you sleep. This prevents you from flexing or extending it to cause further damage and worsening symptoms.
Cortisone injections
Cortisone injections, a type of steroid, are often recommended as treatment for pain that has been present for one year or less. Your provider uses ultrasound imaging to guide a needle into the area and inject the drug, which relieves inflammation and the pressure from around your median nerve.
If you’re feeling unusual sensations in your hands, call Genesis Orthopaedic and Spine or book your appointment for carpal tunnel evaluation online today.
