Will carpal tunnel syndrome come back?

Sometimes: Carpal tunnel syndrome pain is caused by a nerve getting constricted as it passes through a narrow boney canal- the carpal tunnel- as the nerve courses into the palm of the hand. The carpal tunnel release operation cuts the tissue on top of the canal to free the nerve. The pain will subside but can recur with inflammation of the nerve.

Sometimes: Carpal tunnel syndrome (cts) symptoms can be caused by inflammation. If the inflammation is treated, the symptoms resolve. The symptoms may return overtime. Symptoms present for more than 6 months, despite treatment with oral/injectable steroids, splints and therapy, are not likely to resolve. In these cases cts is treated with surgical release, open or endoscopic.

Yes!!!: If the arm is not addressed. Janet g. Travell, md who was/is the matriarch of pain therapy noted in the 1950-90's something interesting about joint pain. She stated that any joint area stiffness, aching and tension was due to muscles not the joint proper. So her myofascial therapy protocols are designed to treat. Self/pro massage, chiropractor, heat, epsom soaking, stretching. I use acupuncture.

Unlikely: Carpal tunnel syndrome does a recurrence rate. It is not common for it to come back. Typically, the younger you are when it develops, the higher the chance for it to come back. Diabetes and kidney disease put you at a greater risk for recurrence.