Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: Being aged between 18 and 65 years. * Willingness and ability to sign the informed consent form. * Having symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome (hand numbness, tingling, pain) for at least 3 months. * Clinical diagnosis of mild-to-moderate carpal tunnel syndrome confirmed by physical examination (positive Phalen/Tinel tests) and a prior nerve conduction study (EMG). Exclusion Criteria: * Previous wrist or hand surgery. * Severe carpal tunnel syndrome on EMG (evidence of thenar atrophy or severe motor loss). * History of trauma, fracture in the wrist area, or anatomical anomalies affecting ultrasonography. * Cervical radiculopathy, polyneuropathy, diabetic neuropathy, or other concomitant upper extremity entrapment neuropathies. * Local corticosteroid injection to the carpal tunnel within the last 6 months. * Pregnancy. * Systemic corticosteroid use or inflammatory rheumatic diseases. * Cognitive impairment or psychiatric illness preventing comprehension of questionnaire instructions. * Lack of a prior EMG report upon admission to the outpatient clinic.