Event Details
Free Carpal Tunnel Screening
About This Event
- Event Type:Health screenings
Pain, numbness or tingling in one or both hands may be a sign of carpal tunnel syndrome, a condition that is estimated will affect as many as 6 percent of adults in the U.S. at some point in their lives.
King’s Daughters is offering a free carpal tunnel screening, beginning at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 2 onboard the KDMC Mobile Health Unit its Prestonsburg location, 1279 Old Abbott Mountain Road.
Appointments are required and may be made by calling 1-888-377-KDMC (5362). After normal business hours, callers are asked to leave their name, daytime phone and the name of the screening they are calling about.
The screening consists of a brief review of symptoms and a screening nerve conduction test, which involves a low-level electrical stimulation of the nerves serving the hands. The nerves’ ability to conduct the stimulation is measured and the results reported as a number.
Registration- Price: Free
- Registration Instructions: 1-888-377-KDMC