Treatment of an oath hand

Ultimately, it depends on what the cause of the paralysis of the median nerve is. If it is a temporary pressure damage during sleep, no treatment is necessary. Then the symptoms are only temporary.

If a fracture of the humerus is the cause of the damage to the nerve, this fracture must be treated (usually surgically). This also applies to cuts or fractures in the area of the elbow. Supplementary measures include immobilization of the arm and physiotherapy. Direct treatment of the nerve injury is possible in rare cases by means of nerve suturing, i.e. surgical suturing of the nerve. If there is a long-distance defect, an attempt can even be made to bridge it by means of a nerve transplant.

How long do my complaints last?

In most cases, the hand of oath is a persistent, i.e. persistent, symptom. If the nerve is irreversibly damaged, the oath hand is permanent. Of course, modern neurosurgical operations can be tried like a nerve suture.

But not in all patients the original nerve function can be restored in this way. Spontaneously, the symptoms only recede if there is a short-term pressure damage to the nerve that triggers the Oath Hand. In this case, the nerve is not completely severed and can regenerate more easily. A spontaneous improvement is possible.

Is a healing of the oath hand possible?

There is no healing from the oath hand. One can try to perform a nerve suture using modern neurosurgical surgical techniques. Even longer-distance defects can be overcome by means of nerve transplants.

However, it remains to be said that the function does not approach the intact nerve. Furthermore, it is decisive how long the nerve paralysis has existed. With increasing duration, the muscles of the hand, especially at the ball of the thumb, regress (atrophy). An improvement of the function is certainly possible through surgical measures. However, one cannot speak of a cure.