C-Trac for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Frequently Asked Questions

• How do I know what size to purchase?
• Do I have to sleep with Ctrac at night?
• When will my symptoms go away?
• Will my symptoms come back?

• Can I use Ctrac even if I already had surgery?
• Why don’t I just have the surgery and get this over with?

My PCP sent me to the surgeon!

Most PCPs will try Resting Hand Splints, Occupational or Physical Therapy, Antiinflammatory Medication and some will even try Cortizone injections. If these do not work patients are refered to either a Neurologist or a surgeon. The Neurologist is important to confirm the Diagnosis which should be done with a Nerve Conduction Study.

At this point it is considered you had "Conservative Treatment" completed!  BUT, none of these treatments tried to "Open the Tunnel"  they did try to decrease the inflammation and some patients will obtain relief. If you are not one of those, you are likely to be recommeded to see a surgeon.

Then What? You will be reiterated that conservative therapy was tried and failed and you NEED surgery to "open the tunnel and take the pressure off the nerve"

Could the pressure be taken off the nerve without surgery?  That is what CTRAC was designed for.

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How do I use Ctrac?
Ctrac is quick and easy to use, just 5 minutes a day for 6 weeks! Just follow the listed instructions and repeat 3 times a day for 6 weeks:
  •  Place on hand as shown in the picture above
  •  Inflate for 2 minutes
  •  Deflate for 1 minute
  •  Inflate again for 2 minutes

How do I know what size to purchase?
Hand sizes vary from person to person. Based on standard deviations, we have come up with three different sizes based on the distance between the metacarpophalangeal joint distance from the index finger to the little finger (the width of the knuckles). See the Order page for more info.
  •  Small: less than 3 inches
  •  Medium: 3 to 4 inches
  •  Large: 4 to 5 inches
  •  X-large: more than 5 inches

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Do I have to sleep with Ctrac at night?
No. Ctrac is used 3 times a day for 5 minutes. It is used 2 minutes at a pressure of 180 mmHg, one minute of rest and then 2 minutes at 180mmHg again for a total of 5 minutes. This should be done 3 times a day. See instructions for more details.

I was just Diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, can I use CTRAC during Therapy?

Absolutely. We strongly believe that combining the decrease in inflammation from NSAIDs, Therapy and the use of Hand Splints at night with the Carpal Tunnel opening action of CTRAC for 5 minutes 3 times a day will very likely decrease your time with symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

When will my symptoms go away?
Symptom improvement varies from patient to patient. Some people may get complete relief of symptoms in several days and other may see relieve after several weeks of treatment. The research shows that the first symptom alleviated is lack of sleep; patients started to sleep the whole night early in the treatment (see Research). It is recommended that you continue using Ctrac for the whole treatment period of six weeks even if your symptoms have improved.

For how long do I have to use it?

The research done has that mild cases respond the fastest. If you are a mild case you can expect very , very rapid improvement. In 1-2 weeks your symptoms should have decreased significantly. Understanding teat the mild, moderate and severe criteria is dictated by an Electromyographic and nerve conduction study not by the intensity of pain, tingling and numbness.

Moderate cases responded in 1-4 weeks with excellent improvement by the 4th week.Severe cases showed very good improvement  by the sixth week but some needed to use the device up to 8-9 weeks in order to obtain excellent results.  In the table of the research you can find how each patient was classified and how their pain, tingling and numbness changed during the study.

A 4-6 week three times a day stretching program would be sufficient for most mild to moderate cases with 1-2 times a month use for maitenance during the following 6 months. This would maintain the Carpal Ligament well stretched with minimal recurrence. For severe patients a 6-8 week program may be more appropiate with 2-4 times (5 minutes each time) a month for 6 months of maintenance after the initial 6-8 weeks of treatment.

Our study showed , by the 7th month, most of the patients had no symptoms by using CTRAC and no other therapy for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

What should I do if my symptoms come back?
Simply begin using CTRAC again as instructed. If your symptoms decrease with the recommeded protocol good, if not, consult your physician and make sure you have the correct diagnosis.

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