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What Iowa Workers Need to Know About Treatment for Carpel Tunnel

Carpel tunnel syndrome affects your wrist and hand and is a work injury that can develop when workers perform the same motions over and over again throughout the course of their workday. Examples of activities that can cause carpel tunnel include typing on a keyboard or working on an assembly line.

This type of work injury may entitle you to receive Iowa Workers' Compensation benefits. It may also be a difficult type of work injury to prove, which is where a Des Moines Workers' Compensation attorney can help.

Treatment for carpel tunnel will depend on how far it has progressed and the severity of the condition. Sometimes a wrist splint is used but many times that is not enough.

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen or aspirin can help reduce the pain and swelling. To relieve pressure on the median nerve a corticosteroid can sometimes help. This may be taken orally or given as an injection.

Physical therapy is another type of treatment for carpel tunnel which provides a range of exercises that help with stretching and strengthening.

Surgery is the form of treatment most often used when carpel tunnel has persisted beyond 6 months. The two types of surgery, open release surgery and endoscopic surgery, consist of cutting the band of tissue that is around the wrist so that the pressure on the median nerve can be relieved.

If you have any questions concerning your Iowa Workers' Compensation claim for your carpel tunnel syndrome, consulting with a Des Moines Workers' Compensation attorney should be your next step. 

Contacting a Des Moines Workers' Compensation Attorney

The Des Moines Workers' Compensation attorney team at Walker, Billingsley & Bair know the importance of protecting your work injury claim from the get-go. That's why we provide this FREE book; Iowa Workers' Compensation - An Insider's Guide to Work Injuries: 7 Deadly Mistakes To Avoid If You Are Hurt At Work. To learn more about what our legal team will do to help you protect your Iowa work injury claim, contact Walker, Billingsley & Bair to schedule a no-cost consultation - 1-888-792-3595.