If you do a lot of repetitive work with your hands, whether it`s cutting hair or working at the computer, you`re at risk of developing carpal tunnel syndrome. It could sideline you from what you love to do, but fortunately the treatment is improving.
The good news is that most people who develop carpal tunnel syndrome can treat their symptoms without surgery.
Even better news is that those who do have to go under the knife don`t have to go under for very long.
Dwayne Walker has dedicated half his life to KFYR-TV as a photographer, and now he`s feeling the pain of all his hard work.
"In my occupation with a camera, I`ve been holding a camera and working a lens like this for over 40 years and it`s a repetitive motion, it pinches off the nerves and everything," Walker says.
Which led to a tingling sensation in his fingers that won`t go away.
"Just like if you get really cold, they kind of tingle like when they get froze a little bit," he says.
He tried therapy, and it didn`t work. So, Walker decided to take the next step and hit the operating room.
"About ten percent of the population will experience symptoms in their lifetime, but only about one percent to two percent require surgery," says Dr. Troy Pierce, of the Bismarck Surgical Association. Dr. Pierce says it`s much less invasive than it was 10 years ago.
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