A randomized clinical trial on the changing of median nerve cross-sectional area and pain after extracorporeal shock wave and low-level laser therapy added to conventional physical therapy in patients with mild-to-moderate carpal tunnel syndrome
Amirhossein Ghasemi, Gholamreza Olyaei, Hossein Bagheri, Mohammad Reza Hadian, Shohreh Jalaei, Khadijeh Otadi, Kazem Malmir
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCarpal tunnel syndromeExtracorporeal shockwave therapyLow level laser therapyTranscutaneous electrical nerve stimulationMedian nerveRandomized controlled trialRandomizationExtracorporeal shock wave therapyMinimal clinically important differencePhysical therapyAnesthesiaSurgeryLaser therapyPathologyOpticsLaserPhysicsAlternative medicinePeripheral Nerve DisordersMyofascial pain diagnosis and treatmentTendon Structure and Treatment