Dr. Bertelsman Do you happen to know of a good doctor in the south Florida area that's experienced in diagnosing Carpal Tunnel or Pronator Teres Syndrome. I'm having symptoms affecting my Median nerve tingling numbness and considerable loose of strength in my left thumb and index finger. I've had the nerve tests and MRI's done but still having trouble finding a doctor that can actually help me before it becomes a permanent issue
When I manually stimulate the median nerve from underneath my elbow, I get immediate relief of numbness and pain in my hand. I've been diagnosed with CTS, but I'm wondering if it's actually pronator teres syndrome. Does the description I gave in the first sentence shed any light on which syndrome it is?
For anyone who stumbles upon this - it seems like ortho docs like to default to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome with hand symptoms, but there's at least one study out there that shows a significant misdiagnosis rate, where people diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome actually have Pronator Teres Syndrome. It's important that Pronator Teres Syndrome is conclusively ruled out with something like a Nerve Conduction Study, otherwise your "treatment" for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (up to and including surgery) will not be successful. Google says Pronator Teres Syndrome accounts for only around 10% of median nerve compression (the other 90% being Carpal Tunnel Syndrome), however paired with the study that shows prevalence of misdiagnosis, I am inclined to believe that 10% figure is lower than reality.
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Doc, that was an excellent review of CTS vs pronator teres.
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Dr. Bertelsman Do you happen to know of a good doctor in the south Florida area that's experienced in diagnosing Carpal Tunnel or Pronator Teres Syndrome. I'm having symptoms affecting my Median nerve tingling numbness and considerable loose of strength in my left thumb and index finger. I've had the nerve tests and MRI's done but still having trouble finding a doctor that can actually help me before it becomes a permanent issue
Bro u got any solution ?
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When I manually stimulate the median nerve from underneath my elbow, I get immediate relief of numbness and pain in my hand. I've been diagnosed with CTS, but I'm wondering if it's actually pronator teres syndrome. Does the description I gave in the first sentence shed any light on which syndrome it is?
Where is your pain located?
For anyone who stumbles upon this - it seems like ortho docs like to default to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome with hand symptoms, but there's at least one study out there that shows a significant misdiagnosis rate, where people diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome actually have Pronator Teres Syndrome. It's important that Pronator Teres Syndrome is conclusively ruled out with something like a Nerve Conduction Study, otherwise your "treatment" for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (up to and including surgery) will not be successful.
Google says Pronator Teres Syndrome accounts for only around 10% of median nerve compression (the other 90% being Carpal Tunnel Syndrome), however paired with the study that shows prevalence of misdiagnosis, I am inclined to believe that 10% figure is lower than reality.