The effects of low level laser in clinical outcome and neurophysiological results of carpal tunnel syndrome

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 229-231

  Shooshtari, S M Jazayeri ^a   Badiee, Vida ^a   Taghizadeh, S H ^a   Nematollahi, A H ^a   Amanollahi, A H ^a   Grami, M T ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Latency; Low power laser; Nerve conduction velocity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETER; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HAND PARESTHESIA; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; REACTION TIME; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48449083472     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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