作者
Sandra Jiménez-del-Barrio, Aida Cadellans-Arróniz, Luis Ceballos-Laita, Elena Estébanez-de-Miguel, Carles López-de-Celis, Elena Bueno-Gracia, Albert Pérez-Bellmunt
发表日期
2022/2
来源
International orthopaedics
卷号
46
期号
2
页码范围
301-312
出版商
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
简介
Aim of the study
Systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the effectiveness of manual therapy in improving carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) symptoms, physical function, and nerve conduction studies.
Method
MEDLINE, Web of Science, SCOPUS, Cochrane Library, TRIP database, and PEDro databases were searched from the inception to September 2021. PICO search strategy was used to identify randomized controlled trials applying manual therapy on patients with CTS. Eligible studies and data extraction were conducted independently by two reviewers. Methodology quality and risk of bias were assessed by PEDro scale. Outcomes assessed were pain intensity, physical function, and nerve conduction studies.
Results
Eighty-one potential studies were identified and six studies involving 401 patients were finally included. Pain intensity immediately after treatment showed a pooled standard mean difference …
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