Carpal tunnel syndrome: primary care and occupational factors.
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) affects about 1% of working-aged people and is the commonest cause of hand pain in manual workers. CTS is a clinical diagnosis and does not warrant any further investigation in the presence of mild and suggestive CTS. Although the recommended non-surgical management is s...
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| description | Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) affects about 1% of working-aged people and is the commonest cause of hand pain in manual workers. CTS is a clinical diagnosis and does not warrant any further investigation in the presence of mild and suggestive CTS. Although the recommended non-surgical management is still a matter of debate, nocturnal splinting or steroid injection are recommended in most countries, with strong to moderate level of evidence for short-term efficacy. Patients with an uncertain diagnosis or severe symptoms, should undergo nerve conduction studies with referral to a hand specialist. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-38d04db656184bd594e342557c5823d62022-12-22T02:44:14ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2015-05-01210.3389/fmed.2015.00028135257Carpal tunnel syndrome: primary care and occupational factors.Olivier eSaint-Lary0Olivier eSaint-Lary1Arnaud eRebois2Zakia eMediouni3Alexis eDescatha4Alexis eDescatha5UVSQCESP-INSERM U1018 Team 1UVSQAP-HP, Occupational Health Unit/EMS (Samu92), Western Suburbs of Paris University hospital of , Poincaré siteUniv Versailles Saint Quentin- Inserm, U1018, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health, “Population-Based Epidemiological Cohorts” Research Platform, F-78035Inserm, Population-based Epidemiologic Cohorts Unit, UMS 011Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) affects about 1% of working-aged people and is the commonest cause of hand pain in manual workers. CTS is a clinical diagnosis and does not warrant any further investigation in the presence of mild and suggestive CTS. Although the recommended non-surgical management is still a matter of debate, nocturnal splinting or steroid injection are recommended in most countries, with strong to moderate level of evidence for short-term efficacy. Patients with an uncertain diagnosis or severe symptoms, should undergo nerve conduction studies with referral to a hand specialist.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmed.2015.00028/fullCarpal Tunnel SyndromePainPrimary CareClinical reviewManual workers |
| spellingShingle | Olivier eSaint-Lary Olivier eSaint-Lary Arnaud eRebois Zakia eMediouni Alexis eDescatha Alexis eDescatha Carpal tunnel syndrome: primary care and occupational factors. Frontiers in Medicine Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Pain Primary Care Clinical review Manual workers |
| title | Carpal tunnel syndrome: primary care and occupational factors. |
| title_full | Carpal tunnel syndrome: primary care and occupational factors. |
| title_fullStr | Carpal tunnel syndrome: primary care and occupational factors. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Carpal tunnel syndrome: primary care and occupational factors. |
| title_short | Carpal tunnel syndrome: primary care and occupational factors. |
| title_sort | carpal tunnel syndrome primary care and occupational factors |
| topic | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Pain Primary Care Clinical review Manual workers |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmed.2015.00028/full |
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