Years later, Swami Rama commented that the real value of his experiments at Menninger was not to prove he could stop his heartbeat or regulate the temperature in individual cells in his body, but rather to demonstrate the potentially therapeutic power of the mind/body connection.
Most people with carpal tunnel syndrome are treated without surgery. Surgery is considered only when: 1  Symptoms haven't improved after several weeks to months of nonsurgical treatment. 2  This assumes that you are having ongoing symptoms but no sign of nerve damage. 3  Nerve damage would make surgery more urgent.
Everyone heals and recovers a little differently. Some faster, some slower â some have less pain and some have more pain. Most patients are back to lifting, gripping, and full strength around 6 weeks to 3 months after surgery. Hereâs a video with more details on recovery time after carpal tunnel surgery: Please put any questions you have in the comments below!