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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Summary

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DOI: 9/1/2014. The patient is a 51-year old right hand dominant female customer service representative who sustained carpal tunnel syndrome due to typing. Per medical report dated 01/23/15, the patient was advised to continue use of thumb splints and over-the-counter medications and to have a second steroid injection, which was administered on this visit. EMG/NCV study performed on 03/26/15 revealed mild to moderate right carpal tunnel syndrome and mild left carpal tunnel syndrome. Per medical report dated 06/16/2015 by Dr. Lemley, the patient complains of pain and dysfunction to bilateral hands/wrists. She has right greater than left discomfort in her thumbs with numbness. She states that cortisone injections do not help. She has focal

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