ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2015
Effect of heat, cold, and pressure on the transverse carpal ligament and median nerve: a pilot study.
Article in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Expert opinion on heat therapy for teenagers' musculoskeletal pain management.Annals of translational medicine · 2024Review
- Heat therapy for different knee diseases: expert opinion.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Review
- Occupational cold exposure and symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome - a population-based study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- A Role for Superficial Heat Therapy in the Management of Non-Specific, Mild-to-Moderate Low Back Pain in Current Clinical Practice: A Narrative Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Musculoskeletal Manifestations in Sjogren's Syndrome: An Orthopedic Point of View.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Differences Between Men and Women in Balance and Tremor in Relation to Plantar Fascia Laxity During the Menstrual Cycle.Journal of athletic training · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study quantified the effects of heat, cold, and pressure on the median nerve and transverse carpal ligament in subjects without carpal tunnel syndrome. MATERIAL AND
methodsSubjects were individuals ages 20-50 who had no symptoms of carpal tunnel disease. Imaging ultrasound was used to measure the clearance around the median nerve, transverse ligament elasticity, nerve conduction velocity, thickness of the carpal ligament, and area of the median nerve. Pressure was applied to the carpal ligament to assess the effects of increasing pressure on these structures. On 3 separate days, 10 subjects had ThermaCare heat or cold packs applied, for either 60 or 120 minutes for heat or 20 minutes for cold, to the palmer surface of the hand.
resultsTissue changes were recorded as a response to pressure applied at 0, 5, 10, and 20 N. The size of the nerve and ligaments were not significantly altered by pressure with the hand at room temperature and after cold exposure. After heat, the nerve, ligaments, and tendons showed significantly more elasticity.
conclusionsApplication of cold to the hand may reduce compression of the carpal ligament and nerve.
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