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K. S. Ludlow, J. L. Merla, J. A. Cox and L. N. Hurst, “Pillar Pain as a Postoperative Complication of Carpal Tunnel Release: A Review of the Literature,” Journal of Hand Therapy, Vol. 10, No. 4, 2012, pp. 277-282.

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• TITLE: The Effect of NeuroGen® Nerve Support Supplement on Pillar Pain after Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release

  AUTHORS: Michael J. Fitzmaurice

  KEYWORDS: Carpal Tunnel; Endoscopic; ECTR; Nerve Supplement; Nerve; Supplement

  JOURNAL NAME: Modern Plastic Surgery, Vol.4 No.1, December 20, 2013

  ABSTRACT: 61 patients with clinically diagnosed and electromyographically confirmed carpal tunnel syndrome were enrolled in a prospective study to evaluate the effectiveness of a nerve supplement on pillar pain after carpal tunnel surgery. All of the patients underwent endoscopic carpal tunnel release. 15 of the patients also took the nerve support supplement NeuroGen? as part of their perioperative treatment. The supplement group demonstrated a significantly lower amount of pillar pain (VAS) at initial follow up compared to the control group (1.13 and 4.05 respectively). 46% (7/15) of the supplement group were completely free of pillar pain compared to only 9% (4/46) of the control group at the first follow up. 53% (8/15) of the NeuroGen? group did not require any pain medications compared to 35% (16/46) of the control group. The Nerve supplement NeuroGen? significantly reduces pain after carpal tunnel surgery.