Neuroscience Specialists
When a nerve is compressed, damaged, or failing — at the wrist, elbow, or anywhere along its course from the spine to the fingertips — surgical decompression can restore what has been lost and protect what remains.
We perform surgical decompression of the most common peripheral nerve entrapment syndromes — compression conditions that develop gradually as anatomical structures tighten around a nerve, impairing its function over time. Both procedures are performed on an outpatient basis and are among the most reliably successful operations in peripheral nerve surgery.
Surgical division of the transverse carpal ligament to decompress the median nerve at the wrist. One of the most commonly performed and consistently successful outpatient procedures in all of surgery — approximately 85–95% of patients experience lasting relief of numbness, tingling, and hand weakness.
Learn about carpal tunnel releaseSurgical decompression — and when necessary, repositioning — of the ulnar nerve at the elbow. The second most common peripheral nerve entrapment after carpal tunnel syndrome. Early surgery preserves intrinsic hand strength; waiting until muscle wasting has appeared limits how much recovery is possible.
Learn about cubital tunnel releaseBefore deciding on surgery, most patients benefit from understanding the underlying compression syndrome — what is causing the nerve to be compressed, how it progresses, and when conservative care is no longer sufficient.
Peripheral nerve compression is a progressive problem. The nerve does not simply become compressed and stay that way — it gradually loses function, and eventually loses the axon fibers that carry signals to muscles and skin. Some of that loss can be recovered after decompression; some of it cannot.
Our goal is accurate diagnosis first — distinguishing wrist compression from elbow compression from cervical root compression from combined problems — and then appropriately timed surgery that addresses the right level before irreversible damage occurs.
Whether your symptoms are just beginning or you've been dealing with them for years, we can help clarify what's happening and what the right next step is.