“…Previous research has suggested that conservative management can reduce symptoms of mild CTS in its early phases (Uchiyama et al, 2010), when symptoms are transient (Piazzini et al, 2007;Rose & Probert, 2009;Storey, Dear, Bradley, Couchman, & Burke, 2008), but the results of the current study show that patients who have had symptoms of long duration can also experience relief. Patients with mild symptoms may achieve full recovery and require no surgical intervention following the conservative treatment program, and those with moderate and severe symptoms can learn management strategies to alleviate their symptoms (Rose & Probert, 2009;Storey et al, 2008). This conclusion is pertinent for the sample population in this study, who were experiencing lengthy waits for surgical consultation for CTS.…”