Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by Acupuncture
A 56-year-old woman with hands paresthesia referred to the physical medicine and rehabilitation Clinic of Imam Khomeini Hospital. Based on physical examination and electrodiagnosis, the patient had bilateral moderate carpal tunnel syndrome with greater intensity in the right side. Wrist splint and a...
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| author | Seyedeh Zahra Emami Razavi Mohaddeseh Azadvari Elham Kargozar Shahrbanoo Kazemi |
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| description | A 56-year-old woman with hands paresthesia referred to the physical medicine and rehabilitation Clinic of Imam Khomeini Hospital. Based on physical examination and electrodiagnosis, the patient had bilateral moderate carpal tunnel syndrome with greater intensity in the right side. Wrist splint and acupuncture were prescribed for the patient. 20 sessions of acupuncture were done every other day. At the end of treatment, the patient’s clinical symptoms and electrodiagnostic findings improved, and there was only mild carpal tunnel syndrome in her right hand. It seems that acupuncture can be an effective treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome. Considering its few complications, acupuncture can be used to treat mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3aa6296d2ba04433925fe28acfb77e802022-12-22T00:10:30ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesCase Reports in Clinical Practice2538-26832538-26912017-01-0113Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by AcupunctureSeyedeh Zahra Emami Razavi0Mohaddeseh Azadvari1Elham Kargozar2Shahrbanoo Kazemi3Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baharloo Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranA 56-year-old woman with hands paresthesia referred to the physical medicine and rehabilitation Clinic of Imam Khomeini Hospital. Based on physical examination and electrodiagnosis, the patient had bilateral moderate carpal tunnel syndrome with greater intensity in the right side. Wrist splint and acupuncture were prescribed for the patient. 20 sessions of acupuncture were done every other day. At the end of treatment, the patient’s clinical symptoms and electrodiagnostic findings improved, and there was only mild carpal tunnel syndrome in her right hand. It seems that acupuncture can be an effective treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome. Considering its few complications, acupuncture can be used to treat mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome.https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/view/50SyndromeCarpal tunnelAcupunctureParesthesia |
| spellingShingle | Seyedeh Zahra Emami Razavi Mohaddeseh Azadvari Elham Kargozar Shahrbanoo Kazemi Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by Acupuncture Case Reports in Clinical Practice Syndrome Carpal tunnel Acupuncture Paresthesia |
| title | Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by Acupuncture |
| title_full | Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by Acupuncture |
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| title_short | Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by Acupuncture |
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| topic | Syndrome Carpal tunnel Acupuncture Paresthesia |
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