Weight Loss Can Be a Cure for Carpal Tunnel
According to the ScienceDaily (Oct. 25, 2009) — A new study that investigates the relationship between obesity and carpal tunnel suggests that massive weight loss alone may provide a cure for carpal tunnel syndrome.
In the recent study, presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Plastic Surgery 2009 conference, Oct. 23-27, in Seattle, plastic surgeons studied cases of carpal tunnel histories with pre- and post- weight loss health conditions of 43 massively obese weight loss patients.
More than half of the study group of patients reported having carpal tunnel syndrome while four patients reported to have symptoms of carpal tunnel. After losing more than 50 pounds or more, all but three patients reported a cure for their symptoms.
Carpal tunnel syndrome has an increased association in people that are morbidly obese, researchers conclude that weight loss should be advocated to obese patients suffering from this condition.
Nearly 38,000 hand surgeries to treat carpal tunnel syndrome were performed in 2008, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgery.