New Patient

I had the pleasure of meeting Dr Bland ( by name but NOT by nature) and Emma a few days ago. I was very impressed with the the time Dr. B took in explaining the CTS condition in general and how it impacted on me in particular. The use of a model hand helped to clarify things. I had left hand level one and right hand level three. I was very pleased to have, on the spot, a steroid injection and splint for the right hand and a splint only for my left hand, which will undoubtedly deteriorate over time. Dr B intimated, in a jovial manner, that the transverse carpal ligament was a ‘design fault’. On reflection, I don’t think it was. It’s just that we were not ‘designed’ to extensively use ( in my case) podiatry nippers, with some cases necessitating considerable pressure, also to continually be using vibrating drills etc. Being a Podiatrist I use similar based analogies with my patients. Plantar fasciitis ( basically inflammation of the lining of the foot) is exacerbated by there being ‘no give’ when we roll onto the ball of the foot ( pronation). This is also NOT a design fault but partly caused by our walking on harsh man-made surfaces. In essence, we are victims of the modern Western World. In time I expect both problems will be ironed ( evolved) out. Since my visit ( 48 hours ago) my CTS has significantly improved. I will report back, on this forum, in 6 weeks as requested. I was looking, on line, somewhere to register my thanks, but could only find this forum, so I apologise for going on a bit ( I’m well known for it!!). So a big thank you, to Amanda for conducting the tests, Dr Bland for his professionalism and Emma for her good work with the injection. Also, please pass on my grateful thanks to the rest of the team. With kind regards, John Bevan