{"id":14137,"date":"2026-09-18T11:29:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/?p=14137"},"modified":"2026-09-18T11:29:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:29:42","slug":"carpal-tunnel-syndrome-does-it-always-really-need-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-does-it-always-really-need-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mm3mo3d4-7d1d3db1e0d4a4759ec67b6e803f367d\">\n.avia-section.av-mm3mo3d4-7d1d3db1e0d4a4759ec67b6e803f367d{\nbackground-color:#004225;\nbackground:linear-gradient( to bottom right, #004225, #004225, #ffffff );\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-mm3mo3d4-7d1d3db1e0d4a4759ec67b6e803f367d header_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-75 av-height-75  container_wrap fullsize'   data-av_minimum_height_pc='75' data-av_min_height_opt='75'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-14137'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-8tcn56i-8874060b2075c84a4b777d0854793190 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-8d5476i-021117fa2695fbe3856260dfd63e8785\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-8d5476i-021117fa2695fbe3856260dfd63e8785{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-8d5476i-021117fa2695fbe3856260dfd63e8785 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-8355iu2-65b4f4bf4e495efca8fdc7ebe3493ecc\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-8355iu2-65b4f4bf4e495efca8fdc7ebe3493ecc{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-8355iu2-65b4f4bf4e495efca8fdc7ebe3493ecc .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-8355iu2-65b4f4bf4e495efca8fdc7ebe3493ecc .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#ffffff;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-8355iu2-65b4f4bf4e495efca8fdc7ebe3493ecc .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-8355iu2-65b4f4bf4e495efca8fdc7ebe3493ecc av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_heading '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Carpal tunnel syndrome: does it always really need surgery?<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-7qypwyi-9fcbac9faa1f9d0ba6e6e6fef04e226b\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-7qypwyi-9fcbac9faa1f9d0ba6e6e6fef04e226b{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-7qypwyi-9fcbac9faa1f9d0ba6e6e6fef04e226b .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-7qypwyi-9fcbac9faa1f9d0ba6e6e6fef04e226b .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#ffffff;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-7qypwyi-9fcbac9faa1f9d0ba6e6e6fef04e226b .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-7qypwyi-9fcbac9faa1f9d0ba6e6e6fef04e226b av-special-heading-h2 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Our patient questions<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-78ridq2-e05700633b54593e925bbb7244f26998 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-zs5r1t-d946e24731aff04eca5a1e4bb05e5d9c\">\n.avia-image-container.av-zs5r1t-d946e24731aff04eca5a1e4bb05e5d9c img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-zs5r1t-d946e24731aff04eca5a1e4bb05e5d9c .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-zs5r1t-d946e24731aff04eca5a1e4bb05e5d9c av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-6  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-14031 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-14031 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-1-1.jpg\" alt='' title='karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-1'  height=\"768\" width=\"1376\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-1-1.jpg 1376w, https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-1-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-1-1-1030x575.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-1-1-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-1-1-705x393.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1376px) 100vw, 1376px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-6vnhxbu-017c525410cab53a69550fb80ffc971f main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-14137'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-67ln89m-0912a9687eea126da22b0bf7ccb52c73 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>This is one of the most frequent questions we hear in our consulting hours: &#8220;My hand keeps falling asleep at night and I have been diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome. Do I need surgery now?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Our answer is: no, not every case of carpal tunnel syndrome has to be operated on straight away. In an early stage in particular, the symptoms can often be treated without surgery at first. What matters, however, is how severely the nerve is already compressed, how long the symptoms have been present and whether there is already any loss of sensation or strength.<\/p>\n<p>Because one thing is important: carpal tunnel syndrome should not simply be ignored over a longer period. If the nerve is severely compressed for a long time, it can be damaged \u2013 and that damage may not be fully reversible even with later surgery.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-4jgdzfe-9cc946532ab6ce92c9ccb9ef2c9d04d4 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-14137'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-43rm6ze-d7ac597f37d6637b8b9c5ea913e852a9 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-10  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtslpyxb-c82268a29dc74ecefe57a579efa4d683\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mtslpyxb-c82268a29dc74ecefe57a579efa4d683 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mtslpyxb-c82268a29dc74ecefe57a579efa4d683 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mtslpyxb-c82268a29dc74ecefe57a579efa4d683 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-11  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-14116 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-14116 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-3-1.jpg\" alt='' title='karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-3'  height=\"768\" width=\"1376\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-3-1.jpg 1376w, https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-3-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-3-1-1030x575.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-3-1-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-3-1-705x393.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1376px) 100vw, 1376px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mn8rb803-ac97245a37af76179debd54d187d16fe\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mn8rb803-ac97245a37af76179debd54d187d16fe{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mn8rb803-ac97245a37af76179debd54d187d16fe .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mn8rb803-ac97245a37af76179debd54d187d16fe .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mn8rb803-ac97245a37af76179debd54d187d16fe av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >What exactly is the carpal tunnel?<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mm3m9422-1592dff025da475967804879b9c2fa09 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The carpal tunnel is located on the inside of the wrist. You can picture it as a relatively narrow tunnel through which several flexor tendons and one important nerve run: the median nerve.<\/p>\n<p>Among other things, this nerve is responsible for sensation in the thumb, index finger and middle finger and in part of the ring finger. It also controls certain muscles of the thumb.<\/p>\n<p>The problem: there is not much room inside the carpal tunnel. If the tissue there swells or the tunnel becomes narrower for other reasons, the pressure on the median nerve rises. That is exactly when the typical symptoms arise.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mpvibrkr-6ac2ab4db3fc5d79b5c9983a3eb2343c\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mpvibrkr-6ac2ab4db3fc5d79b5c9983a3eb2343c{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mpvibrkr-6ac2ab4db3fc5d79b5c9983a3eb2343c .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mpvibrkr-6ac2ab4db3fc5d79b5c9983a3eb2343c .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mpvibrkr-6ac2ab4db3fc5d79b5c9983a3eb2343c av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >How do you notice carpal tunnel syndrome?<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mpvictks-2293084aed809c7d05bb864f32cf798c '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>At the beginning the symptoms often occur at night. Many patients tell us: &#8220;I wake up because my hand has fallen asleep.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Typical signs are tingling, numbness or an unpleasant pins-and-needles sensation, above all in the thumb, index finger and middle finger. Some people also have pain that can radiate from the wrist into the forearm or even further up.<\/p>\n<p>At night, many people automatically try to shake out or move the hand. This often does bring brief relief.<\/p>\n<p>Later the symptoms can also occur during the day \u2013 for example while cycling, driving, making a phone call or holding something in the hand for a longer period.<\/p>\n<p>If carpal tunnel syndrome progresses further, strength can eventually decline as well. Objects suddenly fall out of the hand, bottles become harder to open, or fine motor tasks become more difficult.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtsleidq-a0882a689777e9e56ab11f942aeda15e\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mtsleidq-a0882a689777e9e56ab11f942aeda15e{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mtsleidq-a0882a689777e9e56ab11f942aeda15e .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mtsleidq-a0882a689777e9e56ab11f942aeda15e .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mtsleidq-a0882a689777e9e56ab11f942aeda15e av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >How does carpal tunnel syndrome develop?<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtsleu1w-96ce51124a70bee5a1be95df49c766fa '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Often there is no single trigger.<\/p>\n<p>In principle, carpal tunnel syndrome develops because the pressure inside the carpal tunnel increases and the median nerve is compressed. Women are affected more often than men, and the risk rises with age.<\/p>\n<p>Hormonal changes can also play a role. That is why carpal tunnel syndrome occurs more frequently during pregnancy, for example. Fluid retention can make the already narrow carpal tunnel even tighter. After the pregnancy the symptoms then often disappear again.<\/p>\n<p>Conditions such as diabetes, thyroid disorders or rheumatic diseases can increase the risk as well. Changes following injuries to the wrist can also play a part.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, however, no clear cause can be identified at all.<\/p>\n<p>How do we make the diagnosis?<\/p>\n<p>The symptoms usually give us important clues already. In addition we examine the hand and test sensation, mobility and strength.<\/p>\n<p>A measurement of the nerve conduction velocity is also important. This examines how quickly the median nerve transmits electrical impulses. If the nerve is compressed within the carpal tunnel, transmission typically becomes slower.<\/p>\n<p>This examination also helps us assess how pronounced the nerve damage already is.<\/p>\n<p>Not every hand that falls asleep is automatically carpal tunnel syndrome. Similar symptoms can also originate from the cervical spine or from other nerve constriction points, for example. An accurate diagnosis is therefore important.<\/p>\n<p>When is treatment without surgery sufficient?<\/p>\n<p>In mild carpal tunnel syndrome without persistent loss of sensation and without marked loss of strength, conservative treatment can make sense to begin with.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most important measures is a special wrist splint for the night. Many people sleep with the wrist bent. This makes the carpal tunnel even tighter and increases the pressure on the nerve.<\/p>\n<p>The splint keeps the wrist as straight as possible and can thereby reduce the pressure on the nerve. Particularly with night-time symptoms this often helps remarkably well.<\/p>\n<p>It can also make sense to reduce certain strains temporarily. A cortisone injection into the area of the carpal tunnel can markedly improve the symptoms for a time as well.<\/p>\n<p>What is important, however, is this: these measures do not permanently remove a pronounced mechanical constriction of the nerve.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-d21787393e3070562f87b8aa86d0982b\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-d21787393e3070562f87b8aa86d0982b img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-d21787393e3070562f87b8aa86d0982b .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-d21787393e3070562f87b8aa86d0982b av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_heading '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-14117 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-14117 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-4-1.jpg\" alt='' title='karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-4'  height=\"768\" width=\"1376\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-4-1.jpg 1376w, https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-4-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-4-1-1030x575.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-4-1-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-4-1-705x393.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1376px) 100vw, 1376px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mrjaxngv-4560107162174c675b3cb4d3fec09074\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mrjaxngv-4560107162174c675b3cb4d3fec09074{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mrjaxngv-4560107162174c675b3cb4d3fec09074 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mrjaxngv-4560107162174c675b3cb4d3fec09074 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mrjaxngv-4560107162174c675b3cb4d3fec09074 av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Can carpal tunnel syndrome resolve on its own?<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrjaxs00-85729a753aff06920e0cae90d32f8f39 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>That depends on the cause.<\/p>\n<p>If carpal tunnel syndrome develops during pregnancy because of fluid retention, for example, the symptoms can disappear completely after the birth.<\/p>\n<p>With a permanent anatomical narrowing it is different. The nerve may calm down for a while and the symptoms may fluctuate, but the actual constriction remains.<\/p>\n<p>With increasing symptoms in particular, it should therefore be checked regularly whether the function of the nerve is deteriorating.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mrkhfyp7-a063ee32bb946fd103f49d53cd16b637\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrkhfyp7-a063ee32bb946fd103f49d53cd16b637 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrkhfyp7-a063ee32bb946fd103f49d53cd16b637 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrkhfyp7-a063ee32bb946fd103f49d53cd16b637 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_heading '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-14118 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-14118 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-7-1.jpg\" alt='' title='karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-7'  height=\"768\" width=\"1376\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-7-1.jpg 1376w, https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-7-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-7-1-1030x575.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-7-1-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-7-1-705x393.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1376px) 100vw, 1376px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtslfqlo-4a305a9f9c32233efcd8a26218291471\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mtslfqlo-4a305a9f9c32233efcd8a26218291471{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mtslfqlo-4a305a9f9c32233efcd8a26218291471 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mtslfqlo-4a305a9f9c32233efcd8a26218291471 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mtslfqlo-4a305a9f9c32233efcd8a26218291471 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >When do we recommend surgery?<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtslh3a4-5dd2279f352e04f54b78690355888df7 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>We recommend surgery above all when the symptoms persist despite conservative treatment or when clear neurological deficits are already present.<\/p>\n<p>We take persistent numbness and increasing loss of strength particularly seriously. When the muscle at the ball of the thumb visibly wastes away, you should not wait much longer.<\/p>\n<p>Because that is the body telling us that the nerve is already more severely damaged.<\/p>\n<p>A markedly slowed nerve conduction velocity can also be a reason to recommend surgery.<\/p>\n<p>The aim of the operation is not only to eliminate pain and tingling. Above all we want to prevent the median nerve from being permanently damaged.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-bee483c379a5a5e362f66d7e84c1cb02\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-bee483c379a5a5e362f66d7e84c1cb02{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-bee483c379a5a5e362f66d7e84c1cb02 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-bee483c379a5a5e362f66d7e84c1cb02 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-bee483c379a5a5e362f66d7e84c1cb02 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >How is the operation performed today?<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtslfyk7-b649fbea0d36827540ed063f884f5349 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome is one of the most frequent procedures performed on the hand.<\/p>\n<p>The carpal ligament is divided. This ligament forms, as it were, the roof of the carpal tunnel. When it is released, more space is created and the pressure on the median nerve decreases.<\/p>\n<p>The procedure can be carried out openly through a small skin incision or endoscopically, that is with a small camera. Which method makes sense depends among other things on the individual findings and on the surgeon&#8217;s experience.<\/p>\n<p>The decisive point is the same for both procedures: the nerve must be reliably relieved.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtslgb9g-e07cc63c4d2b8238eb68b4546439d087\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mtslgb9g-e07cc63c4d2b8238eb68b4546439d087{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mtslgb9g-e07cc63c4d2b8238eb68b4546439d087 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mtslgb9g-e07cc63c4d2b8238eb68b4546439d087 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mtslgb9g-e07cc63c4d2b8238eb68b4546439d087 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-26  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >How long does healing take?<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtslglm8-cd929f45814de4d23eb9cd992793a8c0 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The fingers may be moved again immediately after the operation. That is in fact expressly encouraged.<\/p>\n<p>In the first few days, however, the hand should be rested and kept elevated as far as possible. The wound needs time to heal and heavier strain should be avoided at first.<\/p>\n<p>When you can return to work depends very much on your occupation. Someone who mainly works at a desk can often return earlier than someone who works physically and has to put the hand under heavy strain.<\/p>\n<p>Full strength does not come back overnight either. The area of the scar and the ball of the hand in particular can remain sensitive for several weeks.<\/p>\n<p>After a successful operation, the night-time tingling often improves very quickly. With numbness that has persisted for longer, by contrast, it can take weeks or months for the nerve to recover.<\/p>\n<p>And this is exactly where an important point lies: if the nerve has already been severely damaged over a long period, loss of sensation or of strength can partly remain despite a technically successful operation.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion it can be said that carpal tunnel syndrome does not automatically mean surgery. With mild symptoms in particular, treatment with a night splint and an adjustment of the strain on the hand can be entirely sufficient to begin with.<\/p>\n<p>If numbness persists, however, if strength declines or if examinations already show clear damage to the nerve, you should not wait too long before having surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Our advice: take a hand that regularly falls asleep or goes numb seriously \u2013 especially when the symptoms no longer occur only at night. What matters is not merely how unpleasant the tingling is, but whether the nerve is already suffering from the constriction.<\/p>\n<p>The sooner we recognise how pronounced the carpal tunnel syndrome is, the better we can decide together which treatment makes sense \u2013 with the aim of eliminating pain and numbness and, above all, preserving the function of your hand in the long term.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtslrkvu-eb4f616dece308107fee3e6fabf1eb78 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><small>All images were created with the help of AI<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":14023,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[100],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-patient-questions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Carpal tunnel syndrome: always surgery? \u25b7 OZMO<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Carpal tunnel syndrome: does it always need surgery? In the blog \u25b7 Orthopaedic Center Munich East. \u2713Carpal tunnel syndrome \u2713Surgery or not \u2713Blog\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-does-it-always-really-need-surgery\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Carpal tunnel syndrome: always surgery? \u25b7 OZMO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Carpal tunnel syndrome: does it always need surgery? In the blog \u25b7 Orthopaedic Center Munich East. \u2713Carpal tunnel syndrome \u2713Surgery or not \u2713Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-does-it-always-really-need-surgery\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Orthop\u00e4die Zentrum M\u00fcnchen Ost OZMO: Orthop\u00e4de M\u00fcnchen\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OZMO.de\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-09-18T09:29:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-18T09:29:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-1-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1376\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"768\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Steinicke\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Steinicke\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"8 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\\\/en\\\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-does-it-always-really-need-surgery\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\\\/en\\\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-does-it-always-really-need-surgery\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Steinicke\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c8435717a56ca8a49c35c7485f8a2918\"},\"headline\":\"No title\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-18T09:29:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-18T09:29:42+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\\\/en\\\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-does-it-always-really-need-surgery\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":6552,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\\\/en\\\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-does-it-always-really-need-surgery\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-1-1.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Patient Questions\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\\\/en\\\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-does-it-always-really-need-surgery\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\\\/en\\\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-does-it-always-really-need-surgery\\\/\",\"name\":\"Carpal tunnel syndrome: always surgery? \u25b7 OZMO\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\\\/en\\\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-does-it-always-really-need-surgery\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\\\/en\\\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-does-it-always-really-need-surgery\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-1-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-18T09:29:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-18T09:29:42+00:00\",\"description\":\"Carpal tunnel syndrome: does it always need surgery? In the blog \u25b7 Orthopaedic Center Munich East. \u2713Carpal tunnel syndrome \u2713Surgery or not \u2713Blog\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\\\/en\\\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-does-it-always-really-need-surgery\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\\\/en\\\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-does-it-always-really-need-surgery\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-1-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-1-1.jpg\",\"width\":1376,\"height\":768},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Orthop\u00e4die Zentrum M\u00fcnchen Ost OZMO: Orthop\u00e4de M\u00fcnchen\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Orthop\u00e4die Zentrum M\u00fcnchen Ost OZMO: Orthop\u00e4de M\u00fcnchen\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/12\\\/ozmo-logo-web.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/12\\\/ozmo-logo-web.png\",\"width\":1417,\"height\":547,\"caption\":\"Orthop\u00e4die Zentrum M\u00fcnchen Ost OZMO: Orthop\u00e4de M\u00fcnchen\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/OZMO.de\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c8435717a56ca8a49c35c7485f8a2918\",\"name\":\"Steinicke\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.steinicom.de\\\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Carpal tunnel syndrome: always surgery? \u25b7 OZMO","description":"Carpal tunnel syndrome: does it always need surgery? In the blog \u25b7 Orthopaedic Center Munich East. \u2713Carpal tunnel syndrome \u2713Surgery or not \u2713Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-does-it-always-really-need-surgery\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Carpal tunnel syndrome: always surgery? \u25b7 OZMO","og_description":"Carpal tunnel syndrome: does it always need surgery? In the blog \u25b7 Orthopaedic Center Munich East. \u2713Carpal tunnel syndrome \u2713Surgery or not \u2713Blog","og_url":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-does-it-always-really-need-surgery\/","og_site_name":"Orthop\u00e4die Zentrum M\u00fcnchen Ost OZMO: Orthop\u00e4de M\u00fcnchen","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OZMO.de","article_published_time":"2026-09-18T09:29:34+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-09-18T09:29:42+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1376,"height":768,"url":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-1-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Steinicke","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Steinicke","Est. reading time":"8 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-does-it-always-really-need-surgery\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-does-it-always-really-need-surgery\/"},"author":{"name":"Steinicke","@id":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/c8435717a56ca8a49c35c7485f8a2918"},"headline":"No title","datePublished":"2026-09-18T09:29:34+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-18T09:29:42+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-does-it-always-really-need-surgery\/"},"wordCount":6552,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-does-it-always-really-need-surgery\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-1-1.jpg","articleSection":["Patient Questions"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-does-it-always-really-need-surgery\/","url":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-does-it-always-really-need-surgery\/","name":"Carpal tunnel syndrome: always surgery? \u25b7 OZMO","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-does-it-always-really-need-surgery\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-does-it-always-really-need-surgery\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-1-1.jpg","datePublished":"2026-09-18T09:29:34+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-18T09:29:42+00:00","description":"Carpal tunnel syndrome: does it always need surgery? In the blog \u25b7 Orthopaedic Center Munich East. \u2713Carpal tunnel syndrome \u2713Surgery or not \u2713Blog","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-does-it-always-really-need-surgery\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-does-it-always-really-need-surgery\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-1-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/karpaltunnelsyndrom-blog-1-1.jpg","width":1376,"height":768},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/","name":"Orthop\u00e4die Zentrum M\u00fcnchen Ost OZMO: Orthop\u00e4de M\u00fcnchen","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/#organization","name":"Orthop\u00e4die Zentrum M\u00fcnchen Ost OZMO: Orthop\u00e4de M\u00fcnchen","url":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ozmo-logo-web.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ozmo-logo-web.png","width":1417,"height":547,"caption":"Orthop\u00e4die Zentrum M\u00fcnchen Ost OZMO: Orthop\u00e4de M\u00fcnchen"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OZMO.de"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/c8435717a56ca8a49c35c7485f8a2918","name":"Steinicke","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.steinicom.de\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14137"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14148,"href":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14137\/revisions\/14148"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orthopaediezentrum-muenchenost.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}