A Pilot Study Comparing Two Manual Therapy Interventions for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 50-61

  Burke, Jeanmarie ^a   Buchberger, Dale J ^b   Carey Loghmani, M Terry ^c   Dougherty, Paul E ^a   Greco, Douglas S ^a   Dishman, J Donald ^a  

^a NEW YORK CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Department of Physical Therapy ^*

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Clinical Trials; Musculoskeletal Manipulations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GASTRON INSTRUMENT ASSISTED SOFT TISSUE MOBILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTERVIEW; KATZ INDEX; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PILOT STUDY; RANGE OF MOTION; RATING SCALE; SCREENING; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SOFT TISSUE MOBILIZATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WRIST;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846040797     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2006.11.014     Document Type: Article

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