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I'm 5th year medical student. My cousins problem is back pain. In left sided scapular region. For about 5 month. There is numbness from elbow to wrist joint. He also develop atrophy in his left hand other than right (normal. MRI report show nerve compression. He take treatment given by our doctors. He also take therapy. Bt no improvement yet. A doctor here suggest about operation. He become worried about it. U please suggest what should we do nw? Thank you.
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Hello lybrate-user, need to know which nerve compression going through your symptoms looks like median nerve compression called as carpal tunnel syndrome if started developing atrophy in hand would strongly suggest surgery which provide almost complete recovery do consult if require.
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