The Pm&r Podcast

We discuss carpal tunnel syndrome with Dr. Nigel Ashworth, a physiatrist on the faculty of the University of Alberta in Canada. Dr. Ashworth has over thirty publications, among them original peer-reviewed research on carpal tunnel syndrome. Our conversation covers diagnostic (and electrodiagnostic) considerations and management strategies, including the evidence for bracing, corticosteroid injection and carpal tunnel release.    References:  Amirjani, Nasim, et al. "Corticosteroid iontophoresis to treat carpal tunnel syndrome: A double‐blind randomized controlled trial." Muscle & nerve 39.5 (2009): 627-633. Marshall, S., Gaetan Tardif, and N. Ashworth. "Local corticosteroid injection for carpal tunnel syndrome." Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2 (2007). Ashworth, Nigel L., and Jeremy DP Bland. "Effectiveness of second corticosteroid injections for carpal tunnel syndrome." Muscle & nerve 48.1 (2013): 122-126.   Disclaimer: The PM&R Podcast is an independent project aimed at providing informational inter