Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a hand and arm condition from a compressed median nerve causing numbness, tingling, pain and weakness in the hand and fingers. There is non-surgical treatment.By using advanced continuous ultrasound imaging to guide the injection of fluid comprised of saline, dextrose and a puff of cortisone, the nerve is freed, and the tunnel stretched open with a technique called hydro-dissection. Performed comfortably in the office with no sedation required, the treatment takes abut 15 minutes.This video is a patient 1 year past carpal tunnel surgery that failed to provide relief. Patient remained with weakness of the grip, numbness, tingling and waking in the morning with his hand numb. The patient had 3 sessions 3 weeks apart. Grip is 60% improved with grip strength and the numbness / tingling is resolved.In the video, the median nerve is the dark oval in the middle top of the screen. The fluid injected peels the nerve from being stuck from above and below. You can actually see the nerve separate from being stuck as the fluid peels and frees the trapped nerve providing relief for the patient.

Posted by Optimum Joint Integrated Joint and Spine on Tuesday, October 11, 2016