Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery

Do I Have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

January 12, 2021

Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by a pinched nerve in the wrist. Since the nerve is being compressed, signals can’t flow through the nerve. This causes pain, tingling, and numbness in the hand. The pinched nerve is sort of like stepping on a garden hose. When you step on the hose, water can’t flow out

Dr. Anthony Frisella is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon in St. Peters, Missouri specializing in disorders of the upper extremity, elbow surgery and shoulder surgery and sports injuries. Dr. Frisella provides treatment for rotator cuff tears, bursitis and tendonitis of the shoulder, shoulder impingement, shoulder instability, separated and dislocated shoulder, arthritis of the shoulder, fractures, tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis), golfer’s elbow (medial epicondylitis), arthritis, job related injuries. At Advanced Bone and Joint, we offer physical therapy, cortisone injections, arthroscopy, rotator cuff repair, total shoulder replacement, and all types of general orthopaedic surgery.