December 17, 2015 Physical therapy as effective as surgery in medium, long term; more effective for pain relief in short term WEDNESDAY, Dec. 16, 2015 (HealthDay News) — For women with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), physical manual therapies are similarly effective to surgery in the medium and long term, and may be more effective in […]
10.11.2015 Lower levels correlated with earlier age for disease development by Nancy Walsh Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today SEATTLE — Women younger than age 50 undergoing release surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome had lower vitamin D levels than age-matched controls, although there was no similar association for older women, a Korean study found. Among a […]
September 29, 2015 Meta-analysis of 58 studies shows increased risk of carpal tunnel syndrome or carpal tunnel release MONDAY, Sept. 28, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Overweight and obesity are associated with increased risk of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), according to a meta-analysis published online Sept. 23 in Obesity Reviews. Rahman Shiri, M.D, Ph.D., M.P.H., from […]
September 23, 2015 BMJ Open TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This longitudinal study of two cohorts was designed to assess the relationship between carpal tunnel syndrome and occupational use of a computer. The adjusted odds ratio for the development of carpal tunnel syndrome in people with the highest use of computers was 0.39 and 0.16 in the two […]
For over 30 years it has been known that many conditions treated by surgery could be totally cured with pennies worth of nutrients. But there’s no money in pennies of nutrients. Surgeon Dr. John Ellis wrote extensively about how vitamin B6 cleared the majority of carpal tunnel syndromes, and other clinicians confirmed this. The normal […]
Laird Harrison May 28, 2015 PALM SPRINGS, California — Acupuncture appears to thicken the cortex of patients with idiopathic hand pain while alleviating their pain, a new study suggests. The finding provides new evidence for a condition resembling carpal tunnel syndrome but with a different cause, said first author, Norman Kettner, DC, chair of radiology […]
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. Story Source Just recently I had the opportunity to consult with a patient by the name of Andrea who was suffering with carpal tunnel syndrome. Andrea was a 47 year women who was employed as an executive secretary for a Fortune 500 company. Her job responsibilities included typing business […]
MAY 30, 2013 BY CHIROTRUST Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a condition where the median nerve that arises in the neck and travels through the shoulder, arm, and into the hand becomes compressed. Compression of the median nerve results in tingling, numbness, pain and/or weakness that affects the 2nd, 3rd, and thumb-side half of the 4th fingers. It […]
Pajardi G, Bortot P, et al, Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2014; [Epub ahead of print] Journal Reference In a study involving 180 patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) scheduled to undergo surgical decompression of the median nerve, oral supplementation with a combination supplement containing alpha-lipoic acid, curcumin phytosome, and B-group vitamins, twice a day, […]
A case-control study Mondelli M, et al. J Neurol Sci. 2014 Jan 15. pii: S0022-510X(14)00034-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2014.01.012. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract BACKGROUND: The association between carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and high body mass index (BMI) and some hand measures is well known. No study has been specifically focused on waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip-ratio […]
By Guy Hains, DC Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common and most clinically significant of all nerve entrapment syndromes,1 present in 2.7 percent of the adult population.2 Numbness and paresthesia along the distribution of the median nerve in the hand, i.e., the thumb, index, major and half the ring finger, are common symptoms […]
Authors: Ana I. De-La-Llave-Rincón, PT1, César Fernández-De-Las-PeÑas, PT, PhD1, Domingo Palacios-CeÑa, MSc2, Joshua A. Cleland, PT, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT3, AFFILIATIONS: 1 Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain; Clinical Researcher, Esthesiology Laboratory of Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Spain. 2 Professor, Department of Health Sciences II, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Spain. 3 Professor, Department of […]
Steroid Shots Ease Carpal Tunnel http://www.medpagetoday.com/Orthopedics/Orthopedics/41321 Published: Sep 2, 2013 | Updated: Sep 3, 2013 By Salynn Boyles, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Patients with carpal tunnel syndrome reported fewer symptoms several months after receiving steroid injections, but most still opted for surgery within a year to relieve persistent pain, researchers said. Improvements in carpal tunnel […]
Talebi M, et al. Citation Adv Pharm Bull. 2013;3(2):283-8. doi: 10.5681/apb.2013.046. Epub 2013 Aug 20. Abstract PURPOSE: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) refers to a cluster of signs and symptoms that stems from compression of the median nerve traveling through carpal tunnel. Surgery is a definite treatment for CTS; however, many conservative therapies have been proposed. […]
Maeda Y, et al. Neuroimage Clin. 2013;2:313-319. PubMed Reference Abstract OBJECTIVE: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common median nerve entrapment neuropathy characterized by pain, paresthesias, diminished peripheral nerve conduction velocity (NCV) and maladaptive functional brain neuroplasticity. We evaluated structural reorganization in brain gray (GM) and white (WM) matter and whether such plasticity is linked […]
Presented to the European Federation of Neurological Societies Congress, September 9–12, 2012, Stockholm, Sweden. Konstantinos Chiotis, MD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 94, Issue 4 , Pages 737-744, April 2013 Abstract Objective To investigate the possible association of external and ultrasonographic measurements of the hand and wrist with median nerve conduction studies. Design […]
A Prospective Study of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Workplace and Individual Risk Factors Susan Burt, James A Deddens, Ken Crombie, Yan Jin, Steve Wurzelbacher, Jessica Ramsey Disclosures Occup Environ Med. 2013;70(8):568-574. Abstract Objectives To quantify the risk for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) from workplace physical factors, particularly hand activity level and forceful exertion, while taking into […]
Rheumatol Int. 2013 May;33(5):1233-41. doi: 10.1007/s00296-012-2507-0. Epub 2012 Oct 11. Maddali Bongi S1, Signorini M, Bassetti M, Del Rosso A, Orlandi M, De Scisciolo G. Abstract In carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), manual therapy interventions (MTI) reduce tissue adhesion and increase wrist mobility. We evaluated the efficacy of a MTI in relieving CTS signs and symptoms. […]
De-la-Llave-Rincón AI,et al. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2011 May;41(5):305-10. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2011.3536. Epub 2011 Apr 6. Key Points Findings Women with minimal, mild/ moderate, or severe CTS exhibited less cervical range of motion, as compared to controls, suggesting that restricted cervical range of motion is a common feature of women with CTS, independent of severity […]
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2009 Sep;39(9):658-64. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2009.3058. De-la-Llave-Rincón AI1, Fernández-de-las-Peñas C, Palacios-Ceña D, Cleland JA. Abstract STUDY DESIGN: Case control study. OBJECTIVES: To compare the amount of forward head posture (FHP) and cervical range of motion between patients with moderate carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and healthy controls. We also sought to assess the […]