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Does wearing a wrist splint at night make my carpal tunnel worse?
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No : It suppose to make better if you wear the righr way.
Answered 10/12/2016
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Not likely: Night splints are the mainstay of treatment of early carpal tunnel. Only if they are ill fitted or causing wrist flexion/extension when worn may they be worsening carpal tunnel.
Answered 9/28/2019
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