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.
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) pays benefits to you and certain members of your family if you are âinsured,â meaning that you worked long enough and paid Social Security taxes. SSDI benefits are paid to people who are unable to work for a year or more because of their disability.