Wrist splints and surgery! These are often two of the first things that will enter a person's mind when they think of carpal tunnel syndrome treatment. It is estimated that carpal tunnel will effect somewhere between 3-7 people out of 100 every single year. Carpal tunnel is the single most expensive upper extremity disorder there is. It costs the United States around 2 billion dollars a year in surgical procedures and many times that in lost man hours. These numbers are projected to only increase as we become a more sedentary and technology driven society.