Nonsurgical Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 531-534

  Graham, Brent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DIURETIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO; STEROID; VITAMIN B GROUP;

ABDUCTION; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HAND PARESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; IONTOPHORESIS; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NERVE CONDUCTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPLINTING; THUMB; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; SPLINTS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; VITAMIN B 6; VITAMINS;

EID: 60849122222     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.01.010     Document Type: Article

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