Laser therapy in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome: A randomized controlled trial

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 34-39

  Evcik, Deniz ^a,b   Kavuncu, Vural ^a   Cakir, Tuncay ^a   Subasi, Volkan ^a   Yaman, Mehmet ^a  

^a AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PATIENT TREATMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY MEASUREMENT; LOW-LEVEL LASER THERAPY (LLLT); PINCH GRIP STRENGTHS;

LASER SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORY NERVE; SPLINT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33947362075     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2006.2032     Document Type: Article

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