Carpal tunnel syndrome pain treated with low-level laser and microamperes transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation: A controlled study

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 978-988

  Naeser, Margaret A ^a,c   Hahn, Kyung Ae K ^b,e   Lieberman, Barbara E ^e   Branco, Kenneth F ^e  

^a Departments of Neurology   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d Acupuncture Healthcare Services   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Lasers; Pain; Rehabilitation; Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0036304589     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2002.33096     Document Type: Article

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