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American Family Physician reports that hand numbness and tingling associated with carpal tunnel syndrome affect up to 6% of American adults. This means that approximately 133,000 adults in Utah suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome. If you're one of them, it's time to visit Elite Carpal Tunnel.
Elite Carpal Tunnel is likely different from any other medical clinic you've visited before — and that's a good thing. When you're already dealing with hand problems, the last thing you need is the headache that comes from traditional healthcare hassles.
The clinic may be celebrating its first anniversary now, but here's why they'll be around for many more years to come.
Dr. Peterson is passionate about putting patients first
Dr. Travis Peterson understands the frustration that comes from scheduling multiple appointments, spending hours in waiting rooms, paying hefty copays and dealing with delays and inefficiencies in health care. That's why he's committed to changing the landscape of traditional carpal tunnel care by providing a better, easier experience for his patients. The solution to these problems is the Elite Carpal Tunnel method.
Elite Carpal Tunnel is a hand surgery clinic designed to deliver efficient, high-quality carpal tunnel and other hand surgery care. This model offers several advantages for patients, including the convenience and benefits of receiving office-based carpal tunnel treatment. However, procedures can also be done at a surgery center or hospital as needed.
Where the traditional process can take up to 14 weeks or more, Peterson and his staff at Elite Carpal Tunnel aim to get you on the road to recovery on your timetable and in a fraction of the time needed for the traditional process. After booking an appointment, and when appropriate, treatment can begin and even be completed on the day of your first consultation.
Peterson is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with fellowship training and subspecialty certification in hand surgery. During his practice experience in Washington and Utah, he's performed thousands of surgical procedures. More than 2,000 of these have been carpal tunnel operations.
Helping patients in Utah and beyond
Elite Carpal Tunnel's services benefit patients in the local Utah market and along the Wasatch Front, but the clinic also draws patients from southern Idaho and eastern Nevada. These patients travel here because of the combination of convenience, efficiency, quality, and value that they haven't been able to find in their local markets.
In addition to being convenient, efficient and high-quality, there's another reason why patients are drawn to Elite Carpal Tunnel: The model is exceptionally safe. The clinic works to eliminate risks associated with IV access, airway management and those of sedation or general anesthesia.
Leading the charge in eliminating fees
Finally, wide adoption of Elite Carpal Tunnel's efficient, office-based model could save $5 million dollars annually just on carpal tunnel surgeries performed in Utah — and nearly a billion dollars nationally.
Elite Carpal Tunnel intends to lead the charge in making office-based carpal tunnel procedures more accessible to patients. This process is better for patients because it eliminates the normally high facility fees associated with hospitals and surgery centers.
"While facility fees vary widely by hospital and service provided, they can add hundreds or thousands of dollars to a medical bill," Donna Rosato writes for Consumer Reports. "The fees are often high relative to the cost of the service provided." In one example Rosato cites, a patient's hospital fees amounted to almost 40% of their bill.
Visiting an all-in-one care clinic — such as Elite Carpal Tunnel — makes more sense. You get high-quality care in a convenient setting for much less.
Book a free consultation
In honor of their one-year anniversary, Elite Carpal Tunnel is offering free consultations now through the end of May. Visit the Elite Carpal Tunnel website to book online or call 801-997-5770. Be sure to reference code HAPPYONEYEAR to get your free consultation. Elite Carpal Tunnel accepts most insurance, offers excellent self-pay prices, and it only takes a few seconds to book an appointment. Don't miss this opportunity to get the all-in-one care you need for your carpal tunnel syndrome.
