Nonoperative carpal tunnel syndrome treatment

Hand Clinics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 279-289

  Osterman, A Lee ^a,b   Whitman, Marc ^c   Porta, Linda Della ^c  

^a Philadelphia Hand Center   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Evelyn J Mackin Hand Therapy Fellowship   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PYRIDOXINE; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERGONOMICS; EXERCISE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; NERVE INJURY; SPLINTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; YOGA;

EID: 0036586869     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0712(02)00023-9     Document Type: Review

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