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Could a prescribed muscle relaxer medication and an anti-anxiety med result in abnormal/positive emg finding of carpal tunnel syndrome.
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Not likely: medications cause weird symptoms but CTS has a fairly specific presentation that is usually evident on examination or testing. EMG/NCS is a very reliable indication as to nerve compression. Ultrasound examination is another simple diagnostic. There are treatment options that depend on those test results.
Answered 6/25/2018
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