Demographic Characteristics of Our Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Demographic pattern of carpal tunnel syndrome in western Saudi Arabia.

OBJECTIVE To study the demographic characteristics of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in Saudi Arabia. METHODS A retrospective collection of 135 cases with CTS, diagnosed clinically and electrophysiologically. The studied cases presented to the Orthopedic Clinic of King Abdulaziz University Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, between January 1999, and December 2009. The demographic d...

Evaluation of Clinical Symptoms in Patients with Different Severities of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Background: The carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common neuropathy caused by the entrapment of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel. It causes pain and paresthesia in the hand. Objectives: To evaluate the role of clinical symptoms of CTS to determine the severity of this disorder. Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study examined 75 hands of 40 patients were referred wi...

ACUPUNCTURE AND CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME About carpal tunnel syndrome

Carpal tunnel syndrome comprises potentially disabling sensory and/or motor symptoms in the hand. Around 1 in 10 people develop carpal tunnel syndrome at some point, and it is particularly common in women (Hughes 2007), with one study in the UK indicating an incidence of 139.4 cases per 100,000 women per year and 67.2 cases per 100,000 men (Bland 2003). The condition carries considerable implic...

The Effects of Exercise Therapy on Functional Status in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Background: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is one of the most commonly encountered peripheral nerve ending disorders that occurs after compression or strangulation of the median nerve in the wrist tunnel. The functional status is greatly impaired in the daily activities of a patient with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and may cause problems for the subjects. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate ...

Comparison of Two Manual Therapy Techniques in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial