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.
Open Carpal Tunnel Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Surgery Overview. During open carpal tunnel release surgery , the transverse carpal ligament is cut, which releases pressure on the median nerve and relieves the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. An incision is made at the base of the palm of the hand. This allows the doctor to see the transverse carpal ligament.