The Treatment of the Median Nerve for the Elimination of the Symptoms Associated With the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Guy Hains Chiropractor

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2; Phase 1

Conditions: Compression Neuropathy, Carpal Tunnel

Treatments: Procedure: Ischemic Compression (thumb Pressure)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00634738

cer-06-115-06.03

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Details and patient eligibility

About

In carpal tunnel syndrome,trigger points are often found in the biceps muscle,in the aponeurosis of the biceps and in the pronator teres muscle.

We hypothesise that by eliminating these trigger points,using ischemic compressions, may diminish the symptoms.

Full description

Using one thumb on the other,the pressure is applied 10 seconds on each TrPs.The treatment is done on each visit for a total of 15(without Charge).

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Between 20 and 60 years old,
• Numbness in the hand affecting the thumb, the index finger, the middle finger and half the ring finger,
• To have suffered from discomfort on a daily basis for at least three months and to agree to a course of 15 chiropractic treatments at no cost.

Exclusion criteria

• History of upper limb or neck surgery,
• Pregnancy and systemic pathologies possibly related to CTS, such as hypothyroidism, diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 1 patient group

one

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: Ischemic Compression (thumb Pressure)