Are local corticosteroid injections an effective treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome?
Abstract
Are local corticosteroid injections an effective
treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome?
Evidence-Based Answer: Yes. Local corticosteroid injections are associated
with improvement of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)
symptoms for up to 6 months compared with placebo
(SOR: B, heterogeneous RCTs).
Citation
Evidence-based practice 17, no. 09 (2014): E5-E6