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A carpal tunnel injection is a corticosteroid injection into the carpel tunnel area of the wrist.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome © 2009 Nucleus Medical Media, Inc. |
The median nerve runs from the forearm into the hand. Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when this nerve is squeezed at the wrist as it runs through the carpel tunnel. This results in pain, weakness, tingling, or numbness in your hand and wrist. Pain may also radiate up your arm.
Steroid injections into the carpel tunnel area can help improve symptoms for three months or longer. You may not need further treatment.
Possible Complications
Complications are rare, but no procedure is risk-free. Your doctor will review a list of possible complications which may include:
- Infection
- No improvement in symptoms
Call Your Doctor
After arriving home, contact your doctor if any of the following occurs:
- Signs of infection, including fever and chills
- Redness, swelling, increasing pain, excessive bleeding, or any discharge from the incision site
- Pain that you cannot control with the medicines you have been given
In case of emergency, call 911.
