Is Acupuncture Treatment for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Effective?

Acupuncture treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome patients has a certain effect, but those with serious conditions should also be treated with medication, surgery and other ways of treatment. Carpal tunnel syndrome patients will have numbness of the hands, localized pain and other symptoms, acupuncture can play a dredge meridians, wind and dampness, accelerate the speed of blood circulation in the affected areas, so as to improve the pain, numbness of the hands and other symptoms, but need to be carried out under the guidance of a professional doctor, avoiding their own acupuncture at home. Carpal tunnel syndrome patients with localized pain, you can also take oral ibuprofen tablets, acetaminophen tablets and other drugs to relieve pain, if the patient has conservative treatment is ineffective, fracture, dislocation and other phenomena, should also be carried out carpal tunnel decompression surgery treatment, to release the median nerve compression. Carpal tunnel syndrome patients need to be actively treated, usually should pay more attention to rest, avoid prolonged use of the wrist joint. Regular follow-up examinations should also be conducted to understand the recovery of the wrist joint, and also need to cooperate with the doctor to carry out rehabilitation exercises to improve the function of the wrist. The use of drugs need to follow the doctor’s instructions.