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.
Yes, the social security administration's two disability programs (social security disability and SSI) operate under the premise that a person will not be considered disabled and eligible to receive disability benefits unless they are totally disabled, as far as SSA standards are concerned.