A practical electrophysiological guide for non-surgical and treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 32-37

  Chang, C W ^a,b   Wang, Y C ^a,b   Chang, K F ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Electromyography; Electrophysiology; Nerve conduction study; Surgery

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPLINTING; SYMPTOM; TAIWAN; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42549091523     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193408087119     Document Type: Article

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