Carpal tunnel decompression is the name given to the process involved in opening up the carpel tunnel so as to decompress the median nerve (passing through the tunnel) which had initially being compressed or twisted out of its original shape.
In other words, carpal tunnel decompression is a solution to a compressed median nerve passing through the CTS found around the wrist area.
This compression to the median nerve often results in what is term Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in medicine.
In this article, you will be briefly taken through some of the ways that CTS can affect people and how to prevent it.
However, it will focus mainly on carpal wrist tunnel decompression and the number of procedures involved or available to cure it.
People who are diagnosed with CTS often see symptoms such as numbness to the fingers, the arm, and the thumb, as well as back pain and sleepless nights due to the pain and discomfort.
The illness is often common amongst people who have been diagnosed with other illnesses such as thyroid disease, diabetes, and rheumatoid arthritis.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is also common among people as a result of heredity; which means if a parent (or both) carry the CTS gene in them, then their children stand more risk of getting the disease.
Now, how does carpal wrist tunnel decompression work? Well, you could go with the basic explanation made earlier.
However, to elaborate more, there are a number of ways or procedures that medical practitioners use to decompress the tunnel.
They are: Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery This surgery is usually referred to by many as the last resort.
That is, if everything else (i.
e.
the wrist exercises, ultrasound, and other known treatments) fail, then patients are advised to buy into the operation.
The operation mainly involves cutting through the carpel tunnel in order to release the transverse carpal ligament, thereby decompressing the median nerve.
Wrist Exercises There are a couple of known exercises aimed at stretching specific muscles around the wrist in order decompress the carpal tunnel.
To best understand this, it may be best to seek more advice from you medical practitioner or someone who has experience in the area.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Ultrasound Treatment Like every other ultrasound treatment, this one uses sound waves (above the human hearing frequency) to treat the affected area around the wrist.
The result of this is a slow but steady carpal wrist tunnel decompression and relieve from the pain.