Treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-171

  Bland, Jeremy D P ^a,b  

^a KENT AND CANTERBURY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Splint; Steroids; Surgery; Treatment

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; GABAPENTIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID;

ACUPUNCTURE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DEPIGMENTATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJECTION SITE ATROPHY; NERVE INJURY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPLINT; STEROID THERAPY; TENDON RUPTURE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; YOGA;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; HUMANS;

EID: 34547672771     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20802     Document Type: Review

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