Evaluation of the clinical efficacy of conservative treatment in the management of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Bardak A. N., Alp M., Erhan B., Paker N., Kaya B., Oenal A. E.

Advances in therapy, cilt.26, sa.1, ss.107-16, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12325-008-0134-7
  • Dergi Adı: Advances in therapy
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.107-16
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: carpal tunnel syndrome, conservative treatment, nerve gliding exercises, tendon gliding exercises, STEROID INJECTION, NERVE, SURGERY, TRIAL
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is impingement of the median nerve at the wrist. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of tendon and nerve gliding exercises with standard conservative treatment (SCT), which consists of splinting and local steroid injections, in the treatment of CTS.