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ArticleJournal of advanced research2017

Pulsed magnetic field versus ultrasound in the treatment of postnatal carpal tunnel syndrome: A randomized controlled trial in the women of an Egyptian population.

Dalia M Kamel, Nashwa S Hamed, Neveen A Abdel Raoof, Sayed A Tantawy

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Article in Journal of advanced research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Authors and funding

4 authors.

Dalia M KamelDepartment of Physical Therapy for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, P.O. Box 12612, Giza, Egypt; Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences. Ahlia University, P.O. Box 10878, Manama, Bahrain.
Nashwa S HamedDepartment of Physical Therapy for Neuromuscular Disorders and Its Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, P.O. Box 12612, Giza, Egypt.
Neveen A Abdel RaoofDepartment of Basic Science for Physical Therapy, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, P.O. Box 12612, Giza, Egypt.
Sayed A TantawyDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences. Ahlia University, P.O. Box 10878, Manama, Bahrain; Center of Radiation, Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of pulsed electromagnetic field versus pulsed ultrasound in treating patients with postnatal carpal tunnel syndrome. The study was a randomized, double-blinded trial. Forty postnatal female patients with idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome were divided randomly into two equal groups. One group received pulsed electromagnetic field, with nerve and tendon gliding exercises for the wrist, three times per week for four weeks. The other group received pulsed ultrasound and the same wrist exercises. Pain level, sensory and motor distal latencies and conduction velocities of the median nerve, functional status scale and hand grip strength were assessed pre- and post-treatment. There was a significant decrease (

Indexed as

Carpal tunnel syndromeCTS, carpal tunnel syndromeCTSQ, carpal tunnel syndrome questionnaireElectromagnetic fieldEMG, electromyographyMMCV, median motor conduction velocityMMDL, median motor distal latencyMSCV, median sensory conduction velocityMSDL, median segmental sensory distal latencyMSDL, median sensory distal latencyNCSs, nerve conduction studiesNCV, nerve conduction velocityNerve conduction velocityPainPEMF, pulsed electromagnetic magnetic fieldPostnatalPregnancyPulsed ultrasoundUS, ultrasoundVAS, visual analogue scale

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PMCPMC5144749

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