Prevent Permanent Injury by Having Your Hand Checked by Our Specialists Today
If you exhibit one or more of these symptoms for more than a week, you’re likely to have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome happens when our median nerve is squeezed or compressed as it travels through the wrist.
It’s a severe condition, and most patients’ symptoms will only worsen over time.
Early diagnosis and treatment will help relieve your Carpal Tunnel Syndrome without the need for surgery.
If left untreated, it can result in permanent nerve damage, severe loss of hand function and weakness and lack of coordination in fingers and thumb.
Even many GPs are not aware, but in Singapore, hand surgery is a niche field of specialisation in medicine.
Unlike orthopaedic surgeons who spend just three months of their six-year medical degree studying the hand and wrist, hand surgeons do so for four and a half years.
At Ortho Hand Partners, our two senior consultants, Dr. Sandeep and Dr. David are one of the 17 full-fledged hand surgeons in private clinics that have devoted their entire medical careers to treating only hand, wrist and elbow conditions.
As a patient, you can expect sound advice and the most optimal treatment recommendations.
Based on your symptoms, we will conduct the necessary examinations.
If you are found to have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, we will then begin with conservative treatments like using a splint, activity modification, nerve and tendon gliding exercises, and anti-inflammatory medication to decrease the swelling around the nerve.
If your condition deteriorates, we will then assess your profile, from your lifestyle to medical history to determine the most suitable treatment options that will help meet your recovery goals.
A crucial part of the recovery process, we will refer you to physiotherapists who will assist you in stretches and strengthening exercises to regain your strength and range of motion.
Our journey ends only when you recover. We will continue to closely monitor your progress, taking the necessary steps along the way to restore your hand’s health.
Meet Dr. Sandeep
Dr. Sandeep has practised Hand Surgery for over 25 years and manages a wide range of Hand Surgical Conditions.
He believes that his role is like a mountaineering guide who walks beside you, encouraging and advising you in your recovery journey.
His sub-speciality interests include peripheral nerve surgery and micro-surgical reconstruction-fields, where he is well known nationally and internationally.
And this is Dr. David
Before Ortho Hand Partners, Dr. David was the program director at NUH for hand surgery, overseeing the training of young medical students who sought to specialise in hand surgery.
He believes that the hand and wrist is the highest representation of form and function in the human body and strives to meticulously care and rehabilitate the injured hands and wrists of his patients.
At Ortho Hand Partners, we are committed to providing our patients with the same care that we expect for ourselves and our families.
As a patient, you can expect an honest discussion of all treatment modalities, including both non-surgical & surgical treatment to get you back to normal as soon as possible.
*If your Carpal Tunnel syndrome is severely interfering with your life, we can expedite your appointment and treatment at no extra cost.
Frequently Asked Questions
We are accredited by the Singapore Ministry of Health to submit Medisave claims for hand surgeries.
If you are a Singaporean or a Permanent Resident, you may be able to claim part of your medical expenses from your Medisave Account.
You can also use Medisave for your immediate family members i.e. spouses, parents, grandparents, children and grandchildren.
Feel free to call us for more details on the procedures that are Medisave claimable.
Similar to Medisave, many of our procedures are covered under health insurance plans. To know precisely if your treatment will be claimable, call us for more information.
If your symptoms have persisted for more than two weeks, it is highly encouraged to come for a consultation session. This way, we can assess your condition and treat it right away to prevent further complications.
If you’re like the seven out of the ten patients we see, this concern might be on your mind.
Experienced hand surgeons who have conducted thousands of hand surgeries, Dr. Sandeep and Dr. David can minimise scarring by carrying out the surgery with smaller incisions at less obvious areas – without compromising your wellbeing.
Here’s an example of the same surgery done with different incisions:
Comparison of transverse & longitudinal scars
Find Us
Orthopaedic and Hand Surgery Partners
#03-37, Annexe Block
Gleneagles Hospital
6A Napier Road
Singapore 258500
Monday to Friday: 0900 - 1730hrs
Saturday: 0900 - 1230hrs
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