The patient was diagnosed with CTS with a minimal, mild, or moderate degree based on the modified neurophysiologic grading system. high intensity laser therapy, carpal tunnel syndrome, numbness, pain, electrophysiologic parameters
Conditions
Interventions
the control group were treated with behavioral adjustments including wrist posture education for the workplace and daily life, avoid frequently flexing or moving the wrist
take only a vitamin B complex tablet three times daily
use wrist support with a 10-degree wrist extension during sleeping time.,The experimental group will maintain the same basics treatment as the control group but will add the HILT using Mectronic healt
Control group,High intensity laser therapy (HILT) group
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Study participants were adults (age greater than or equal 20 years); 2. presented with hand pain or numbness and underwent electrodiagnosis, and the result was minimal, mild, or moderate CTS levels based on the modified neurophysiologic grading system
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) contraindication to laser such as undergoing cancer treatment, had radiation therapy during the past six month, and the patient had bleeding from the arm to the finger; 2) underlying disease that may cause the experimental measurements were disturbed such as polyneuropathy, cervical radiculopathy, brachial plexopathy, ulnar neuropathy, radial neuropathy, rheumatoid arthritis; 3) received conservative treatment within 6 months such as physical modality, orthosis and intracarpal tunnel steroid injection; 4) History of carpal tunnel release; 5) Numeric rating score of pain greater than or eqaul 8
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| numbness score 5 week at the end of the intervention numeric rating scale of numbness | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| pain score 5 week at the end of the intervention numeric rating scale of pain,Symptom of carpal tunnel syndrome 5 week at the end of the intervention Boston questionnaire,electrophysiologic parameter of median nerve 5 week at the end of the intervention electrodiagnosis study | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactSucha Kumnoonsup
Saraburi hospital
Outcome results
None listed