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Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Translated Title

低能量雷射對於腕隧道症候群治療之研究

Abstract

32 subjects were enrolled in this study, all were diagnosed by clinical symptoms and signs and showed electrophysiological evidence of carpal tunnel syndrome. Low power laser treatment were applied to these subjects for 12 weeks(36 sessions).The results revealed the number of subjects with (1)numbness sensation decreased from 30(94%) to 16(50%)(2)pain sensation decreased from 7(22%) to 2 (7%) (3)night discomfort from 12(40%) decreased to 5(15%) (4) Tinel's sign decreased from 16(50%) to 5 (15%) (5) positive Phalen's test decreased from 10( 31%) to 9(28%); all except Phalen's test revealed statistical significance. In the part of electrophysiological study, (1) distal motor latency, (2)distal sensory latency (3)amplitude of compound muscle action potential, (4) amplitude of sensory nerve action potential; (5) distal sensory conduction velocity, (6) proximal motor conduction velocity, were used as parameters. Comparison of these parameters, before and after low power laser treatment, all revealed the tendency of improvement, but not significant in statistics. No obvious side effect was detected in all patients during treatment and 3 months follow-up period.

Language

Traditional Chinese

First Page

29

Last Page

33

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