Dr. Daniel Savarino, we offer patients the medical care they need to remain healthy and continue doing the things they love. This includes Sonex for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome include:
- Numbness
- Tingling
- Burning
- pain in the thumb and index, middle and ring fingers
- Occasional shock-like sensations that radiate to the thumb and index, middle, and ring fingers
- Pain or tingling that may travel up the forearm toward the shoulder
- Weakness in the hand
People who are at increased risk for developing carpal tunnel syndrome include hairdressers, plumbers, people who type on a keyboard, assembly line workers, musicians and anyone else who has to do repetitive work with their hands and/or wrists.
Sonex is a minimally invasive, ultrasound guided carpal tunnel release.
Traditional CTR (Carpal Tunnel Release) procedures like Open CTR requires a 2-3cm incision, has a longer recovery period and can often result in a large scar.
Endoscopic CTR is less invasive but requires a 1-1.5cm incision.
Sonex the least invasive, only requires a single micro-incision (4-5mm.) The micro-incision can be closed with an adhesive bandage or strip instead of sutures or stitches. Minimally invasive techniques can result in a faster recovery.
Sonex is the ideal treatment for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome because:
- Rapid Recovery Time – Most patients can return to work and the activities they love within 3-6 days
- Performed in a procedure room or office setting
- Typically performed using local anesthesia
- Small incision typically does not require sutures – this means less scarring and lower risk for infection and complications.
- Typically after surgery, all you need is a bandaid- no sutures or stitches are required.
