Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Therapy

General measures

  • Avoiding overexertion, e.g., heavy mechanical work.
  • Use of ergonomic keyboards

Medical aids

  • In the early stages of the disease: wearing a palmar (palm-side) wrist splint in the neutral position (night splint) at night; see also under Carpal tunnel syndrome/medical therapy: comparison of methods “wrist splint versus single corticosteroid injection”

Nutritional Medicine

  • Nutritional counseling based on nutritional analysis
  • Nutritional recommendations according to a mixed diet taking into account the disease at hand. This means, among other things:
    • A total of 5 servings of fresh vegetables and fruit daily (≥ 400 g; 3 servings of vegetables and 2 servings of fruit).
    • Once or twice a week fresh sea fish, i.e. fatty marine fish (omega-3 fatty acids) such as salmon, herring, mackerel.
    • High-fiber diet (whole grains, vegetables).
  • Selection of appropriate food based on the nutritional analysis
  • See also under “Therapy with micronutrients (vital substances)” – if necessary, taking a suitable dietary supplement.
  • Detailed information on nutritional medicine you will receive from us.

Physical therapy (including physiotherapy)

  • Local ultrasound therapy [in the early stages].
  • Manual therapy (weekly, total of three 30-minute treatments including desensitizing measures) versus surgical treatment: with manual therapy, mean pain intensity was significantly lower after three months; medium- to long-term similar success in terms of radiating tenderness and pain intensity.
  • Osteopathy – relief of symptoms and an improvement in the ability to move.

Complementary treatment methods