12.11.08
King told you so
My dad had some problems a while back with his wrist after breaking his forearm. He ended up with what’s called carpal tunnel syndrome.
His consultant said that he should try “resting splints”. He told me this and my response was “Waste of time, you need an operation”.
Consultant’s response on hearing this from my dad. “He doesn’t know what he’s talking about”.
Well I’ve just been reading the Cochrane review (top quality medical review) of treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome.
The conclusions of this review?
“Surgical treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome relieves symptoms significantly better than splinting.”
Hah!
How much is this guy getting paid?
Pfft.
Oh and my dad needed surgery in the end after all.