Can surgery on one hand fix problems in the other hand? Sounds impossible, but in select cases, it in fact happens. Several researchers posed the question of what happens to patients with carpal tunnel syndrome in both hands if only one hand is operated on. They found that a substantial number of patients have relief of their carpal tunnel symptoms, such as numbness, tingling and cramping, in the hand that did not have surgery. How could this be? Releasing the ligament that is pinching the … [Read more...] about Understanding the Oddities of our Nervous System