In recent years, more and more patients with neurological diseases are choosing Israeli clinics as the most optimal country for treatment. Here, they are welcomed by knowledgeable specialists with many years of experience in treating such pathologies.
Today, many methods for treating carpal tunnel syndrome have been developed in the clinics of our country – in Israel, surgical, pharmaceutical, osteopathic, physiotherapeutic, and orthopedic techniques are used for CTS therapy, all of which are either innovative or improved.
Treatment Methods for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Israel
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is one of the most common diseases associated with compression of peripheral nerves.
- Conservative methods. Pharmaceutical methods include corticosteroid therapy, orthopedic methods involve wearing special orthoses. Our neurologists have achieved certain success with osteopathic therapy techniques. With the help of osteopathic methods, doctors can more accurately localize the site of nerve compression and carry out non-invasive treatment, successfully complementing it with more traditional therapy methods.
- One of the traditional methods remains surgery, during which the ligament of the wrist that is pressing on the compressed nerve is cut. At the Top Ihilov center, such surgery is usually performed endoscopically (using endoscopic instruments) or by arthroscopy. The most common are two techniques: one uses two portals (small incisions), the other uses one. Regardless of the specifics of the technique, the general principles of intervention remain the same: an endoscopic instrument equipped with a camera and miniature devices for cutting the transverse ligament is introduced into the wrist tissue. Observing the image transmitted by the camera to the monitor, the surgeon divides the ligament, which immediately stops the compressive effect on the nerve. Endoscopic procedures instead of open surgery for relieving the compressed nerve of the carpal tunnel provide a quick therapeutic effect and short rehabilitation times (after open intervention, more time is required to return to normal).
- Arthroscopic surgeries on the wrist
- Hand surgery: treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome
Diagnostics of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Israel – Timelines, Technologies
Specialists performing diagnostics for carpal tunnel syndrome in Israel use precise methods in their daily practice that allow for quick diagnosis and the initiation of treatment procedures – usually, the therapy protocol is developed by the 3rd diagnostic day.
First Day – First In-Person Consultation with the Treating Neurologist
The complex of diagnostic activities for a person arriving in Israel begins on the very first day of their stay in the country. After meeting the curator-translator at the airport, the patient travels with them to Top Ihilov, where they have their initial consultation with the pre-selected neurologist on the same day.
Second Day – Reserved for Completing the Diagnostic Complex
- Electrophysiological examination (in most cases, the compressed nerve has poor signal conductivity from the spinal cord to the muscles; this conductivity is what electrophysiological tests aim to identify).
- A series of physical tests (Phalen's, Tinel's, etc.) for preliminary diagnosis; they allow for a quick assumption of the presence of CTS, but in some cases, they do not differ in high sensitivity and specificity.
- Ultrasound helps to clarify the diagnosis.
- CT and MRI are used for final diagnosis establishment, allowing the surgeon to familiarize themselves with the individual physiological and anatomical features of the wrist and choose the most appropriate method of surgical treatment.
Third Day – Therapy Protocol
The final day of diagnostics is dedicated to a careful study of the examination results and the preparation of the therapy program.
Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Israel – Costs
For patients planning to undergo treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome in Israel, prices remain the most important question. Many citizens of Russia, Ukraine, and other former CIS countries stereotypically believe that treatment abroad is always associated with colossal expenses. We hasten to reassure such patients – the situation in our country is completely different from that in Europe and America, the cost of CTS therapy here is 30-45% cheaper than in Germany or the USA.
Top Ihilov: 4 Parameters Where We Are First
The overwhelming majority of foreign patients are satisfied with the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome in Israel: they leave reviews highlighting the positive aspects of Israeli medicine and the advantages of specific clinics. The Top Ihilov center possesses such advantages.
- Patients with CTS are treated by qualified professionals, doctors whose names are known not only in Israel but also far beyond its borders, both in the professional community and among ordinary patients who have ever had the fortune to use their services.
- The diagnosis of the disease is conducted using precise and high-tech equipment, specific physical tests – all of this together allows for quick examinations and the exclusion of diagnostic errors (in particular, conducting differential diagnosis of CTS with similarly clinically presenting pathologies, such as radiculopathy).
- A wide range of modern methods is used in our clinic for treating this pathology – from orthoses and osteopathy to several types of endoscopic surgeries.
- Patients undergoing treatment at the center are provided with everything necessary, staying in comfortable rooms, surrounded by an atmosphere of friendliness and attention, with a personal curator-translator handling any arising issues.