2019
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2019.02.008
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Acupuncture and Related Interventions for the Treatment of Symptoms Associated with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Summary of a Cochrane Review

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“…Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful and disabling condition affecting the hands when the median nerve, which runs from the forearm into the hand, becomes compressed or inflamed at the wrist. If, one the one hand, the literature exploring the effects of acupuncture in the treatment of symptoms associated with carpal tunnel syndrome point to beneficial effects similar to, or sometimes better than, conventional treatment [115,116], on the other hand, some authors point to little or no effect compared to controls [117,118]. More studies are needed to clarify the ambiguities.…”
Section: Effectiveness Of Acupuncturementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful and disabling condition affecting the hands when the median nerve, which runs from the forearm into the hand, becomes compressed or inflamed at the wrist. If, one the one hand, the literature exploring the effects of acupuncture in the treatment of symptoms associated with carpal tunnel syndrome point to beneficial effects similar to, or sometimes better than, conventional treatment [115,116], on the other hand, some authors point to little or no effect compared to controls [117,118]. More studies are needed to clarify the ambiguities.…”
Section: Effectiveness Of Acupuncturementioning
confidence: 99%
“…3,6 Várias condições têm sido associadas à STC, nomeadamente: artrite e doenças do tecido conjuntivo; gravidez; obesidade; diabetes mellitus; hipotiroidismo; fraturas do punho; doença renal crónica; história familiar de STC; Exposição cumulativa a esforços, vibrações e movimentos repetitivos do punho, fatores que podem ser particularmente relevantes em determinadas profissões. [1][2][3][4][5][6][9][10][11]…”
Section: Epidemiologia E Fatores De Riscounclassified
“…4,12 Os sintomas clássicos da STC são dor, disestesias e/ou parestesias no território do nervo mediano (região palmar, desde o polegar até à face radial do 4º dedo). 1,3,5 Geralmente, os sintomas sensitivos são referidos a esta região, contudo podem envolver a mão no seu todo, bem como o punho. 1,3,9 Apesar de menos frequente, poderá haver irradiação das queixas para o antebraço e, de forma mais rara, pode haver irradiação acima do nível do cotovelo, até ao ombro.…”
Section: Abordagem Diagnóstica Manifestações Clínicasunclassified
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