Acupuncture in treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome: A randomized controlled trial study

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-7

  Khosrawi, Saeid ^a   Moghtaderi, Alireza ^a   Haghighat, Shila ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Electrophysiological parameters; Global symptom score

Indexed keywords

PYRIDOXINE; THIAMINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTAL MOTOR LATENCY; DISTAL SENSORY LATENCY; FEMALE; GLOBAL SYMPTOM SCORE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPLINTING;

EID: 84856739068     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: 17357136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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