Carpal Tunnel Surgery Recovery: Does Cutting the Ligament Have Consequences?

Carpal tunnel surgery has become a standard surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome, a problem that occurs when the median nerve gets chronically pinched at the wrist. The surgery is simple, cut the ligament that normally covers the carpal tunnel to give the nerve more breathing room. However, does cutting the transverse carpal ligament (TCL)…read more

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Side Effects: Big Surgeries, Big Complications

Do Carpal tunnel syndrome side effects and complications exist?   Patients often look at surgery as a “fix”, much like going into a mechanic to get a new part installed or a tune up. Nothing could be further from reality. The reason why we push so hard in the direction of using biologics through injection is that it…read more

What is CRPS? Does Regenerative Medicine Have a Role?

Is there a CRPS alternative treatment? CRPS means complex regional pain syndrome and it’s a nasty nerve disease that’s almost untreatable. Why? The best way to understand why is to conceptualize what CRPS is and how it works. Let’s say the speed of your car represents nerve pain. Most of us have a system to accelerate that…read more

Can We Regenerate a Radial Nerve with a Regenexx-PL Nerve Hydrodissection under Ultrasound Guidance?

Can we help a patient with radial nerve palsy due to a humerus fracture get back function by using sophisticated nerve imaging and injections to break up scar tissue around the nerve and provide healing growth factors? I’ve blogged on this before and I’ve tried to be a bit reserved, but I’ve seen patients who…read more

Is it Possible to Regenerate Nerves via Hydro-dissection and the Regenexx-PL Procedure?

We’ve been very cautious around nerves for obvious reasons. We haven’t used traditional stem cells around nerve injuries because of our concern that getting stem cells to differentiate into nerve cells is much tougher than for traditional orthopedic applications. Instead, we’ve focused on using our proprietary platelet lysate technology to help patients with irritated spinal nerves from…read more

Entrapped Ulnar Nerve Treated through a Needle with Less Recovery Time

DD is a 51 year old athletic woman with a two year history of neck and arm/hand pain. While she had bulging discs in her neck and had Dr. Schultz perform cervical epidurals to help that issue, she continued with pain in the elbow and into her hand. She was diagnosed with ulnar neuropathy (a…read more

Nerve Hydrodissection for Carpal Tunnel and other Nerve Compression Syndromes

A doctor discusses an innovative new non-surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome that has a much quicker recovery time than traditional surgeries.