Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Claims

The symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome can be hugely disruptive to your life, and can include:

• Pain or restricted movement your wrist, arm, fingers or elbow;
• Numbness, tingling or even a burning sensation in fingers or the whole hand;
• Aching and weakness in the fingers, hands or arms;
• Sleeplessness due to worsened symptoms at night;
• Difficulty gripping and pulling;
• Impaired ability to work, drive and do everyday tasks.

We’ll take these factors into account to value your claim. If your dominant hand/arm has been impacted, the consequences can be much more significant, so our lawyers will take this into account.

Usually for Personal Injuries, you have 3 years from the day you were injured to make a claim for compensation. However, with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, the deadline to start your claim will be three years from the date your condition was diagnosed by a doctor.

We could handle your claim on a No Win, No Fee basis. This means that if we don’t win your case, you won’t need to pay us, so it can take away financial stress for you. We believe in openness and complete transparency when it comes to billing our clients, so you will always be aware of what the final bill could be at the end of the process.

Another one of your concerns might be how much money you’ve already lost, or spent, because of your Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. If the other party in your claim admit responsibility, we could ask them to make early interim payments to help you pay for urgent support and rehabilitation before we even reach a settlement.

Compensation can help you in a variety of ways with your condition - Carpal Tunnel Syndrome can have a huge impact on other areas of your life, and you might not have considered this fully, which is why it’s important to get one of our specialist lawyers on your side.

To help get you the compensation you need, we’ll make sure all bases are covered when making our assessment and investigations, including:

• Rehabilitation and physiotherapy needs;
• Aids and adaptations you might need to your home or car;
• Any mental health impact your condition/injury has had;
• Loss of income from time off work, or any training you might need to have a career change if you can no longer work in your previous industry;
• The cost of surgery or medical care, both now and in the future;
• The impact your CTS may have had on your social life, hobbies and ability to exercise;
• The impact your CTS has had on smaller tasks in your life, which can build up and turn into huge disruptions. For example, cooking, cleaning, hygiene or playing with your children.

You might have had to undergo surgery for your CTS if you’re still suffering from pain after a long time and other treatments have not worked. Surgery usually cures CTS, but it can take about a month to get back to work and your normal activities. Compensation can help you return to the best quality of life possible, by helping you claim back income you have lost and helping you to buy aids and adaptations to help you with jobs around the house.

Wrist splints and steroid injections can also help with CTS, but can stop you from being able to perform simple tasks. When you make a claim with us, we will take into account any of these knock-on effects, to secure the compensation you deserve.

You can get many types of rehabilitation and support for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, some of which you may have already had or paid for. If your condition was complicated and got worse despite treatment, compensation can account for care you might need in the long-term including:

• Exercise classes (e.g. yoga/Pilates) or a gym membership;
• Physiotherapy, to teach you special hand/arm/wrist exercises;
• Psychotherapy, if you are suffering mentally after an accident or because of the way the CTS has affected your life;
• Pain medication and other aids such as wrist sprints to wear at night;
• Aids and adaptations for the workplace, such as hand rests, mouses, or digital dictation;
• The cost of an automatic car, so you don’t have to change gears when driving;
• Surgery;
• Steroid injections;
• Light weights, resistance bands or hand squeeze balls.

Some people are more at risk of developing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. For example, you could be more at risk if you:

• Have previously injured your wrist;
• Are overweight;
• Are pregnant;
• Have a job or hobbies that mean you repeatedly bend your wrist or grip hard, such as using vibrating tools;
• Have another illness, e.g. arthritis or diabetes;
• Have CTS in the family.

However, if we can prove that the condition was made worse or even partly linked to exposure to vibration at your workplace, or an injury that wasn’t your fault, you could be eligible to claim compensation, so we’d advise you to get in touch today.