Non-Surgical Orthopedics
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
Serving the greater Pima County Area including Oro Valley, Catalina Foothills, Picture Rocks and beyond.
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ABOUT CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
Carpal tunnel is a nerve getting squeezed in your wrist, and it tends to speak up in small, easy-to-miss ways at first. Your thumb and fingers go numb while you're gripping a golf club. Your hand tingles doing up a shirt button. You wake up needing to shake the pins and needles out. That's the median nerve, which runs feeling to your thumb and most of your fingers, getting pinched as it passes through a narrow tunnel in the wrist. Left alone, the tingling usually turns to numbness, then weakness, then dropping your keys and struggling with a jar lid. Here's the part that matters. The early stage, the one that's easy to write off, is exactly the stage that responds best without surgery. The longer it runs, the harder it is to walk back. We figure out what's crowding the nerve and work to take the pressure off, mostly through conservative care. Caught early enough, that often settles the whole thing without an operating room in the picture.
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Getting in is easy. Give us a call or drop a request through the online form, whichever's simpler. Someone on our team grabs a time, handles your questions, and tells you what to expect at the first visit.
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Carpal tunnel usually takes more than one visit to settle. At Modern Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine of Oro Valley, AZ, care runs across several weeks, so the nerve calms at a pace that holds.
DIAGNOSE
EXAM & IMAGING
We check your symptoms, test the nerve and your grip, and look at what's aggravating it. That read pins down how far along it is and what will help.
TREATMENTS
CUSTOM TREATMENT PROGRAM
Care might mean night splinting, nerve glide work, activity changes, or hands-on therapy, and the plan shifts as the nerve settles. We match the approach to the stage you're at.
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Check-ins keep progress on track. At our Oro Valley clinic, we track how the tingling and numbness are trending and adjust so the relief holds.
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What Are You Experiencing?
Most people know something is off before they know what to call it. Just describe what daily life actually feels like right now and the team will follow up, talk through what might be driving it, and discuss what a realistic path looks like.
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SEVERE PAIN
Sudden and extreme pain that is stopping you from functioning needs immediate attention. Call 911 or go straight to a hospital. Only once the situation is handled can the team help with what recovery looks like after.
MODERATE PAIN / DISCOMFORT
Pain that gets in the way without completely shutting the day down. Builds through a long shift, shows up during certain movements, or just sits there in the background. Share what is going on and the team will work through what is likely behind it.
MINOR PAINS & ACHES
Do you have a hip that tightens up on longer hikes but feels fine otherwise? A wrist that aches after racket sports and takes a day to settle? These so-called “minor” issues can start off small, and then become bigger when left unaddressed.
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Answering Your Questions
Why does it wake me up at night?
A lot of people sleep with their wrists curled under, which crowds the tunnel and presses on the nerve for hours. That's why waking up with a numb, tingling hand is such a common early sign. A simple night splint that holds the wrist straight often helps quickly, and it's usually one of the first things we try.
Can it clear up without surgery?
Is typing to blame?
Typing can play a part, but it's rarely the whole story. Any repeated hand and wrist use, awkward wrist angles, or swelling in the area can crowd the nerve. We look at your specific activities and positions to find what's actually aggravating it.
How do I know it's getting worse?
Watch for numbness that's constant instead of occasional, weakness in the hand, dropping things, or trouble with fine tasks like buttons. Those point to the nerve being more affected, and they're a reason to get seen sooner rather than later.
Will I have to quit whatever's causing it?
Usually not quit, just adjust. Small changes to how you hold your wrist, how often you break, or how your workspace is set up can take real pressure off the nerve without giving up the activity.
"Our goal is to help you solve some of your most painful life experiences."
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