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High-Intensity Laser Therapy by Ultrasonography For Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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May 2024

High-Intensity Laser Therapy by Ultrasonography For Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Vol: 306| Issue: 5| Number:50| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Effects of high-intensity laser therapy on pain, functional status, hand grip strength, and median nerve cross-sectional area by ultrasonography in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome.

Lasers Med Sci . 2023 Oct 31;38(1):248.

Contributing Authors:
F Yigit B Ordahan

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60 patients with carpal tunnel syndrome were randomized to receive either high-intensity laser therapy by ultrasonography (HILT; n=30) or sham laser (n=30). The primary outcome of interest was pain on a Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Secondary outcomes included grip strength, cross-sectional area of the median nerve, and the Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire (BCTS) symptom severity (SSS) and...

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