Effect of E. laciniata (L) ointment on mild and moderate carpal tunnel syndrome: A double-blind, randomized clinical trial

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 290-295

  Eftekharsadat, Bina ^a   Kazem Shakouri, Seyed ^a   Shimia, Mohammad ^a   Rahbar, Mohammad ^a   Ghojazadeh, Morteza ^a   Reza Rashidi, Mohammad ^a   Hadi Faraji, Mohammad ^a  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

carpal tunnel syndrome; Eremostachys laciniata; median nerve; phytotherapy

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; EREMOSTACHYS LACINIATA EXTRACT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; EREMOSTACHYS LACINIATA; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; OINTMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPLINT; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DICLOFENAC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; LAMIACEAE; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; WRIST;

EREMOSTACHYS;

EID: 79551665108     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3248     Document Type: Article

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