Is Dorso-Volar Kinesiotape Added to the Home Exercise Program
Effective in the Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Randomized Controlled
Electrodiagnostic Study
Dilek Ozge Zincir Ercin,
Aysun Ozlu,
Emine Cihan
Abstract:Objective We aimed to compare the short- and medium-term efficacy of
dorso-volar kinesiotape (KT) added to home exercises (HE) with sham-KT and HE
alone in the treatment of mild or moderate carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in terms
of pain, symptom severity, function, gripping strength, and electrophysiological
parameters.
Materials and Methods A total of 120 patients (99 females, 21 males) were
divided in… Show more
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