Steroids. CTS is clearly a steroid responsive condition. Randomised controlled trials have repeatedly shown short term benefit from injection of steroids into the area of the carpal tunnel (Dammers 1999) and improvement has also been shown after a short course of oral steroids (Chang 1998) .
In American society, the term welfare arguably has negative connotations. The term Social Security, in the United States, refers to a specific social insurance program for the retired and the disabled.
The Social Security Disability program is one of the programs run by the Social Security Administration that pays benefits to people who are disabled. You may also qualify to receive these benefits if you are taking care of your child who is younger than 16 years of age or disabled.