Efficacy of a soft hand brace and a wrist splint for carpal tunnel syndrome: A randomized controlled study

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-74

  De Angelis, M V ^a,b   Pierfelice, F ^b   Di Giovanni, P ^b   Staniscia, T ^b   Uncini, A ^b  

^a Ospedale Clinicizzato   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Conservative treatment; Soft hand brace; Wrist splinting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPLINT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; BRACES; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PAIN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; SPLINTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149101478     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2008.01072.x     Document Type: Article

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