Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Treatment in Nepal: Conservative Physiotherapy Instead of Surgery
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is one of the most common nerve compression conditions in the world — and its prevalence is rapidly rising in Nepal as desk work, smartphone use, and computer-based jobs become increasingly common in Kathmandu’s growing urban workforce. Yet many patients in Nepal who receive a CTS diagnosis are immediately told they need surgery — when, in the majority of cases, this simply is not true.
