Treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) depends on the severity of the condition and how long you have had it. In some cases, CTS will improve after a few months without treatment. Moving your hand or shaking your wrist can often help relieve the symptoms.
The Social Security Administration has a strict definition of permanent disability, and it only pays benefits to people who cannot work because they have a medical condition that is expected to last at least one year or result in death.
Women accounted for 56 percent of adult Social Security beneficiaries in 2005. The average age of disabled-worker beneficiaries was 51.8 in 2005. Eighty-three percent of SSI recipients received payments because of disability or blindness in 2005. The maximum earnings subject to Social Security taxes is $94,200.