Longitudinal excursion and strain in the median nerve during novel nerve gliding exercises for carpal tunnel syndrome

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 972-980

  Coppieters, Michel W ^a,b   Alshami, Ali M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Neuro Orthopaedic Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Exercise; Nerve biomechanics; Neurodynamic test; Nonsurgical treatment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ELBOW FLEXION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOBILIZATION; NERVE GLIDING EXERCISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELBOW JOINT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KINESIOLOGY, APPLIED; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOVEMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 34447286921     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20310     Document Type: Article

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