K. Tomczykiewicz, R. Koczorowski, J. Mróz

K. Tomczykiewicz, R. Koczorowski, J. Mróz – The impact of physical agents on pain and conduction velocity in the medial nerve in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (preliminary report). Fizjoterapia Polska 2002; 2(1); 43-45

Abstract
Background. Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common incarceration neuropathy. It is very often undiagnosed, and the patients are mistakenly treated for cervical dicopathy for many years. Material and methods. A total of 9 patients were examined with clinical manifestations of carpal tunnel syndrome diagnosed by electroneurography. The clinical symptoms and the level of pain measured on an analogue scale (VAS) were analyzed. Then patients were divided randomly into two groups. Laser therapy was applied in the first group and ultrasound in the second, for a period of 4 weeks. Afterwards the patients underwent clinical and electrophysiological examinations. Results. As a result of the applied therapy most of the patients were found to have less pain and slightly increased conduction velocity in the median nerve. In other cases there was no satisfactory improvement and several patients were referred for surgery.

Key words:
Laser Therapy, ultrasound therapy, Electroneurography, VAS

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