Assessment of phonophoresis and iontophoresis in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome: A randomized controlled trial

Rheumatology International

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 717-722

  Gurcay, Eda ^a   Unlu, Ece ^a   Gurcay, Ahmet Gurhan ^b   Tuncay, Reyhan ^a   Cakci, Aytul ^a  

^a DISKAPI YILDIRIM BEYAZIT TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Hand function; Iontophoresis; Phonophoresis; Symptom severity scale; Wrist splint

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOSTON SYMPTOM SEVERITY SCALE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; IONTOPHORESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NINE HOLE PEG TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SPLINT; ULTRASOUND; WRIST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HAND STRENGTH; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CONDUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REACTION TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BETAMETHASONE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HAND STRENGTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; IONTOPHORESIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PHONOPHORESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REACTION TIME; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPLINTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863315100     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-010-1706-9     Document Type: Article

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