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Therapy
Programs: Joint Rehab
| Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Our Carpal Tunnel programs include both nonoperative
and post-surgical management of carpal tunnel syndrome.
The
general format of our nonoperative management can include:
- A
cervical clearing evaluation
- A
resting volar wrist splint
- Education
Activity modification
- Work
site modification
- Pain
and edema control
- Pain
control - modalities as needed
- Tendon
gliding exercises
Our
post-surgical management for uncomplicated recovery
can typically be accomplished in 2-3 visits.
1st
week postoperative
- Wound
care (as needed)
- Education
- Tendon
gliding exercises instruction
2nd
or 3rd week postoperative
- Scar
mobilization instruction
- Activity
or work site modification
- Progressive
exercise instruction
Full
recovery
- Return
to work re-evaluation or functional capacity evaluation
(FCE)
Of
course, the therapeutic management of patients with
carpal tunnel syndrome may vary in the type of treatment
and the length of treatment according to the level of
compression of the median nerve and the reaction of
the patients to the resulting physical changes.
Whatever
the level of severity, we coordinate treatment with
the physician to ensure quality care and maximum improvement
at discharge.
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