Electroacupuncture and splinting versus splinting alone to treat carpal tunnel syndrome: A randomized controlled trial

CMAJ

Volumn 188, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 867-875

  Chung, Vincent C H ^a   Ho, Robin S T ^a   Liu, Siya ^a   Chong, Marc K C ^a   Leung, Albert W N ^a   Yip, Benjamin H K ^a   Griffiths, Sian M ^a,b   Zee, Benny C Y ^a   Wu, Justin C Y ^a   Sit, Regina W S ^a   Lau, Alexander Y L ^a   Wong, Samuel Y S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY OF ARM SHOULDER AND HAND QUESTIONNAIRE SCORE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS SCALE SCORE; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOCTURNAL SPLINTING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN INTENSITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PINCH STRENGTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPLINTING; SYMPTOM SEVERITY SCALE; TIP PINCH STRENGTH; TREATMENT DURATION; HONG KONG; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROCEDURES; SPLINT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLINTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84987837919     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.151003     Document Type: Article

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