Category: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Platelet-rich plasma injections seem to work better than corticosteroid injections. ~ Dr. Broussard Comparison of the Short-Term Clinical Effectiveness of 5% Dextrose Water, Platelet-rich Plasma and Corticosteroid Injections for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Nan Gao, MS Abstract Objective To compare the short-term effectiveness of corticosteroids, 5%…

Carpal tunnel syndrome and trigger finger are frequently co-occur in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.  This article reports how these two conditions occurring together are possibly explained through genetic testing. ~ Dr. Broussard Shared genetic susceptibility between trigger finger and carpal tunnel syndrome: a genome-wide association study The Lancet Rheumatology VOLUME 4, ISSUE 8, E556-E565, AUGUST…

In this article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the authors found that a steroid injection for carpal tunnel syndrome may help some patients and also may delay the time to surgery. ~ Dr. Broussard November 10, 2021 JAMA Network Open TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This follow-up to a double-blind, placebo-controlled RCT sought to explore…

Platelet-Rich Plasma injections are when doctors take your blood and spin it down to where they separate out your platelets, and then inject these cells back into your body.  In an article published in the journal Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the authors concluded that platelet-rich plasma injections helped people with carpal tunnel syndrome…

In an article published in the journal Physical Therapy, the authors concluded that, in the long-term, manual therapy resulted in similar outcomes as surgery in women with carpal tunnel syndrome. ~ Dr. Broussard Manual Therapy Versus Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: 4-Year Follow-up From a Randomized Controlled Trial César Fernández-de-las-Peñas Physical Therapy, pzaa150, https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzaa150 Published:…

This article published in the journal Disability and Rehabilitation, demonstrates that shock wave therapy may be beneficial for helping people with carpal tunnel syndrome.  CLICK HERE to see a brief video of shock wave therapy. ~ Dr. Broussard Effects of shock wave therapy in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis Yujie…

If you suffer from mild-to-moderate carpal tunnel syndrome, look into using a laser on traditional Chinese acupuncture points (s PC-7 (Daling) and PC-6 (Neiguan), once a day, 5 times a week, for 4 weeks.  ~ Dr. Broussard Laser Acupuncture for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Single-Blinded Controlled Study The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Vol.…

Diagnostic ultrasound can diagnose carpal tunnel syndrome much more comfortably than the needles used with nerve conduction studies.  ~Dr. Broussard Ultrasonography Provides a Diagnosis Similar to That of Nerve Conduction Studies for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Dionysios Drakopoulos, MD; Evanthia Mitsiokapa, MD; Erineos Karamanis, MD; Vasilios Kontogeorgakos, MD; Andreas F. Mavrogenis, MD Orthopedics. 2019;42(5):e460-e464https://doi.org/10.3928/01477447-20190604-02 Posted June…