Brooke Shields Undergoes Surgery on Both Wrists for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
(PRWEB) June 17, 2016 -- With over three million people diagnosed with the condition each year in the United States alone, carpal tunnel syndrome is one of the most common nerve injuries affecting the hands and wrists. It turns out that even celebrities are not immune to the condition, which most commonly results from the ongoing stress of repetitive motion activities involving the upper extremities. Brooke Shields recently announced that she was suffering from carpal tunnel and had undergone surgery to treat her symptoms, accompanied by a picture of two bandaged wrists on her Instagram account.
“Carpal tunnel syndrome is one of the most common conditions we treat,” said Phoenix hand surgeon Dr. Michael Fitzmaurice of the Fitzmaurice Hand Institute. “Like any injury, it can range in severity from patient to patient, and treatment will vary depending on the extent and duration of symptoms. For some patients, rest and physical therapy are enough. For more extreme cases, as with Brooke Shields, surgery is sometimes necessary to relieve the pressure on the median nerve.”
Carpal tunnel syndrome results from a compressed nerve in the wrist:http://www.FitzHand.com/Carpal-Tunnel/
The most common symptoms include:
- Numbness and tingling in the hands and fingers that often becomes worse and more consistent over time
- Weakness in the affected hand
“Surgery to relieve the compression on the median nerve can be tricky, which is why we designed the Endotech endoscopic carpal tunnel release system at the Fitzmaurice Hand Institute, to offer a minimally invasive approach to carpal tunnel surgery, where we can fully visualize the tendons and nerves, and get through with a small incision in order to minimize the potential of further injury.” Dr. Fitzmaurice recently co-hosted a carpal tunnel workshop on Fox 10 Morning News in Phoenix with Dr. Mehmet Oz.
For Dr. Michael Fitzmaurice, this is an all-encompassing principle that guides everything he does in the office and in the operating room. It also is the guiding premise behind our unique level of compassion, commitment and service. And it’s the very heart of his approach to your fastest, most complete relief and return to full function — the minimally invasive approach using patented EndoTech® surgical instrumentation system: http://www.FitzHand.com/EndoTech/
Dr. Michael Fitzmaurice is a board-certified surgeon with certification in both Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery. Dr. Fitzmaurice has performed thousands of surgical procedures with an endoscopic carpal tunnel success rate of greater than 99%. He specializes in minimally-invasive, endoscopic nerve procedures for carpal tunnel, trigger finger, tennis elbow and thumb arthritis. Dr. Fitzmaurice developed the patented EndoTech® surgical instrumentation system, and is one of the most sought after hand surgeons in the country. Visit http://www.FitzHand.com/ for more.
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