Surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome produces better long-term results in most patients than the more common treatment of putting a splint on the wrist, Dutch research suggests. The findings "suggest ...

ATLANTA — Little Justice Altidor, who is 4 months old, will grow up to hear the amazing story of how her life and her sister's life began. Between the identical twins, they spent 168 days in the ...

When medicines fail to help a patient who has the painful wrist condition known as carpal tunnel syndrome, doctors are left with two choices: nighttime splints that immobilize the wrist or surgery to ...

Question: I have had successful carpal-tunnel surgery on my right wrist. Now I think I am starting to have problems on my left side. Is there any effective nonsurgical treatment for carpal-tunnel ...

Background: The effectiveness of acupuncture for managing carpal tunnel syndrome is uncertain, particularly in patients already receiving conventional treatments (e.g., splinting). We aimed to assess ...

Scientists have developed the principles for a new bandage splint for hip surgery patients. The new splint can reduce the need for large external support structures to fixate the hip following hip ...

A surgical procedure routinely performed at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta could become a more widely used long-term treatment option for young athletes.