However, in some cases, if the pressure on the median nerve continues, nerve damage and more severe symptoms can occur. If the use of physiotherapy, medications and non-surgical methods is not effective, surgical treatments may be used to prevent permanent injury to relieve pressure on the median nerve. The decision to have surgery in this case depends on the severity of the patient's symptoms, the amount of pain and the numbness in the patient. Sometimes the patient has numbness or excessive weakness in the thumb muscles for a long time; In these cases, the doctor uses surgery to prevent irreparable damage.
Causes of carpal tunnel syndrome and its symptoms
Carpal tunnel syndrome is usually caused by activities that cause the flexor tendons of the wrist and fingers to be under constant pressure. These activities which are done by hands are often accompanied by wrist pain. For example, those who are more likely to have this problem include people who work many hours a day with a computer, carpenters, musicians, athletes (especially in boating, cycling, tennis), repairmen. Occasionally, carpal tunnel syndrome occurs suddenly. The sudden onset of this complication may be due to falling on the hand in a stretched position, which causes the wrist to twist or break, or when lifting a heavy weight or suddenly grasping an object. The symptoms of this complication gradually show themselves. At first Mild pain in the hands and wrists is caused by activities that increase the pressure on the median nerve. This pain is often felt at night or early in the morning. The Hand numbness may occur frequently during the day. The fingers become tingling and numb, and the strength of the thumb and other fingers decreases. This pain or tingling may sometimes move from the forearm to the shoulder. As a result, it makes it difficult for a person to perform delicate hand movements, such as buttoning clothes or working with delicate objects, and his ability to grasp objects decreases. In these patients, the wrists and fingers are mostly stiff when waking up in the morning. Occasionally there is a pain in the neck or upper back on the same side of the body as the affected hand.