Intermittent axial wrist traction as a conservative treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome: a case series.

Four patients with clinical and electrodiagnostic evidence of carpal tunnel syndrome underwent intermittent axial wrist traction with a pneumatic device which applied a controlled traction force of forty to sixty pounds per square inch along the axis of the forearm. Traction cycled intermittently fi...

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Publicado en:Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 211 - 217
Autores principales: Brunarski DJ, Kleinberg BA, Wilkins KR
Formato: case study pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Canadian Chiropractic Association Sep2004
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          Brunarski DJ
          Kleinberg BA
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        affil: Research Associate, Department of Neurology, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; drbrunarski@aol.com
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          Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Therapy
          Traction
          Adult
          Chiropractic Assessment
          Electrodiagnosis
          Female
          Middle Age
          Human
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Female
      ab: Four patients with clinical and electrodiagnostic evidence of carpal tunnel syndrome underwent intermittent axial wrist traction with a pneumatic device which applied a controlled traction force of forty to sixty pounds per square inch along the axis of the forearm. Traction cycled intermittently five seconds on and five seconds off. Treatment duration was five minutes. Patients in this study received between five and twelve treatment sessions over a three month period. All neurophysiological tests were performed at an independent site without knowledge of treatment plan before treatment commenced and then repeated after the last treatment three months later. Clinical tests were performed initially, after three months and after one year. Significant subjective improvement in all cases were accompanied by objective improvement and normalization of the nerve conduction studies.
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