Simulation workshops

Plantar Fascia and Carpal Tunnel injection

Description:

Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of heel pain. It involves inflammation of a thick band of tissue that runs across the bottom of your foot and connects your heel bone to your toes (plantar fascia)

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a medical condition due to compression of the median nerve as it travels through the wrist at the carpal tunnel. The main symptoms are pain, numbness, and tingling, in the thumb, index finger, middle finger, and the thumb side of the ring fingers.

Learning Objectives:

1. To provide the participants an opportunity to learn the basic principles and practice the skills of Plantar Fascia and Carpal Tunnel management.

2. To know the different approaches of joints injections.

Target Audience: PGY3 Residents