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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1994
Page
15
Cedar Rapids resident Yola Clark, 80, credits surgery by Dr. Timothy Loth at Iowa Medical Clinic with restoring finger nerve function after a 1993 carpal tunnel diagnosis. She now bakes by hand, insisting mixer makes cakes too soft, and demonstrates renewed strength in her hands.
Surgeon Loth discusses open release and endoscopic techniques for carpal tunnel. Open release uses a vertical palm incision, endoscopy uses a wrist fold access. Recovery varies with patient motivation, and open release offers more predictable results though palms may be uncomfortable.
Carpal tunnel pain often ties to repetitive hand use but non work related cases exist. Younger workers face job linked causes while older individuals may develop symptoms without work factors. In Marshalltown, Marty Freland undergoes endoscopic relief after eight years on an assembly line with Lenox Industries, now on light duty as a fire tester. Lenox covers his two surgeries though experts note the difficulty in separating work related from non work related cases.
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