Please provide a tip on how to ask your doctor about carpal tunnel syndrome.

Ignore: Just state what whatever your symptoms are, whether it's pain, numbness or tingling or weakness.

Ignore: "doctor, when would you advise to have surgery for my carpal tunnel syndrome?".

Ignore: Ask your doctor what to do when you have pain in your wrist and between your shoulder blades.

Ignore: What are the common symptoms ? Dies it really match what I have! How should I begin to treat it?

Ask: Ask your doctor if it’s okay for you to take NSAIDs.

Ask: Ask your doctor if physical or occupational therapy would be helpful for you.

Sometimes: Sometimes a cortisone injection can help alleviate CTS symptoms. Ask how many you can get in a year.

Carpal: Carpal tunnel-ask doctor which wrists splints are most useful to wear at night to alleviate pressure.

Ignore: Ask your doctor to rule out disc bulge in neck, peripheral neuropathy, thoracic outlet syndrome.

Ask: Ask for iftingling starts wrist splint night but not too tight tingling persists ask nsaid otc.

Ignore: Just describe your symptoms and ask whether it could be carpal tunnel.

Understand: Understand what symptoms are/aren't from carpal tunnel but are instead due to arthritis or tendon.