Hi, my 18 y.o. old son has moderate carpal tunnel in both hands which he has had for about 18 mths - had both wrists injected with steroids last week. The left hand hurt during needle and felt like his hand was having an electric shock and the right hand he felt nothing - now both hands are annoying him quite badly and he regrets even having the needles. Will the cortisone take a while to have any effect? He is very reluctant to have surgery as there as so many side effects but his surgeon won t give him more than one set of steroid injections where I have heard some people have to have a second round.... I would very much appreciate any feedback.... thanking you kindly
Hi, thank you for providing the brief history of your son. As mentioned, a thorough neuromuscular assessment is advised. As for carpal tunnel syn Chat Doctor.  During this condition there is a tightness and the flexor retinaculum which leads to compression in the underlying structures leading to pain, numbness and hand dysfunction. Since your Surgeon provided the cortisone over the flexor retinaculum, it is to relax the tissues there. Which may depend upon the physiology to accept or reject. That is where you have heard or on net that people had to undergo the next dose of cortisone or may be surgery in the future. But there is a non-invasive way of dealing With carpal tunnel syn