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Efficiency Of Therapeutic Underwater Ultrasound Therapy In Mild-To-Moderate Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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June 2025

Efficiency Of Therapeutic Underwater Ultrasound Therapy In Mild-To-Moderate Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Vol: 307| Issue: 6| Number:135| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Efficiency of therapeutic underwater ultrasound therapy in mild-to-moderate carpal tunnel syndrome: A randomized sham-controlled study.

Turk J Phys Med Rehabil . 2023 Jul 7;69(3):366-376.

Contributing Authors:
S Bagcaci R Yilmaz N Sahin

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Seventy-five patients (114 hands) with mild-to-moderate carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) were randomized to receive either therapeutic underwater pulsed ultrasound (n=25), sham ultrasound (n=25), or no ultrasound (splint only; n=25). All groups received night splints. The primary outcome was pain assessed by the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Secondary outcomes included Pain Quality Assessment Scale (PQAS...

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