“Can my repetitive strain injury be treated with arthroscopy?”

Hello! I’m sorry for your injury. There are a few different varieties of repetitive strain injury, but I am guessing that you might have carpal tunnel syndrome? If so, then yes, there is an endoscopic procedure for releasing the carpal tunnel that can be quite effective! I have attached a link below to a good article on carpal tunnel syndrome and some basics on endoscopic versus open carpal tunnel release:

https://www.thecoreinstitute.com/hand/endoscopic-carpal-tunnel-release.html

Best wishes,

Rishi R. Gupta

Some types of injuries can be treated with arthroscopy and some canned. Open procedures are usually faster and result in better outcomes.

Usually, repetitive strain injuries involve tendons which are usually treated with relative rest and physical therapy.

Most chronic repetitive knee strains are not treated with arthroscopy.

Hope it helps!

Dr. Bose