{"id":22601,"date":"2024-03-22T10:40:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T09:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/?page_id=22601"},"modified":"2024-04-24T16:09:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T14:09:25","slug":"carpal-tunnel-syndrome-treatments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/facts-and-figures\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-treatments\/","title":{"rendered":"Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Non-invasive Treatments Gaining Traction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_870409008\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row show-for-small\"  id=\"row-234925315\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1030294784\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2773773976\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<h1 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class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2>Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common form of peripheral nerve compression worldwide. <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><sup><a href=\"#\" class=\"lnb-footnote-anchor\" data-group=\"lnb-footnote-1\">1)<\/a><\/sup> <\/span><\/i>A recent study shows the effectiveness of non-invasive treatments.<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1958773951\" class=\"col medium-9 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>Carpal tunnel syndrome affects around 3-6% of adults <i><sup><a href=\"#\" class=\"lnb-footnote-anchor\" data-group=\"lnb-footnote-2\">2)<\/a><\/sup>, <\/i>making it one of the most common nerve disorders. Predisposition, injury, inflammation, or water retention increase the risk of developing CTS.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>People whose wrists are permanently under stress may be affected more frequently; this includes anyone who performs manual labour or adopts an unhealthy posture for a prolonged period while working at a computer keyboard.<sup><a href=\"#\" class=\"lnb-footnote-anchor\" data-group=\"lnb-footnote-3\">3)<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-371053587\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_907149048\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:50%;\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/carpal-tunnel-exercises-image-by-pathdoc-1024x538.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Diagram of hand with carpal tunnel.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/carpal-tunnel-exercises-image-by-pathdoc-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/carpal-tunnel-exercises-image-by-pathdoc-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/carpal-tunnel-exercises-image-by-pathdoc-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/carpal-tunnel-exercises-image-by-pathdoc.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_907149048 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-779329652\" class=\"text box\">\n\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a9 pathdoc | shutterstock.com <\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-779329652 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1640127981\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2385790457\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2>Carpal Tunnel Syndrome<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The carpal tunnel is a small opening in the wrist bones that tendons, ligaments, and nerves pass through to the hand and fingers. The top of the carpal tunnel is formed by fibrous connective tissue called the carpal ligament (or flexor retinaculum).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the nerves passing through the carpal tunnel is the median nerve. The median nerve facilitates movement of the forearm, wrist, hand and fingers and provides feeling to the forearm and parts of the hand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An injury to or inflammation in the wrist can narrow the carpal tunnel, squeezing the median nerve. A compressed median nerve can cause pain, numbness, or tingling in the wrist, hand, or fingers. Carpal tunnel syndrome does not commonly affect the pinky finger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Left untreated, CTS can lead to loss of hand function.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2385790457 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1640127981 > .col-inner {\n  margin: -41px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-214773234\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2>Surgery is the Most Common Form of Treatment<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most common treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome is a surgery called carpal tunnel release.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During carpal tunnel release surgery, a surgeon severs the carpal ligament (flexor retinaculum) to create more room for the median nerve.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although carpal tunnel release is widely used, the results of a 2022 study have shed light on the benefits of conservative treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Review of International Research on Conservative Therapy for CTS<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the beginning of 2022, The Institute of Human Movement Science at the University of Hamburg published a review titled &#8220;Physiotherapy and sports therapeutic interventions for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome.&#8221; <sup><a href=\"#\" class=\"lnb-footnote-anchor\" data-group=\"lnb-footnote-4\">4)<\/a><\/sup> Four hundred and sixty-one English and German language studies on the effectiveness of these methods were reviewed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Spotlight on the Effectiveness of Physical and Sports Therapies for CTS<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The study aimed to provide an overview of clinical studies on the effectiveness of physical and sports therapies for CTS compared to treatments like surgery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twenty-six of the studies included represent current research on non-invasive and non-drug therapies. The assessment criteria for these treatments were their effectiveness in relieving pain and improving hand functionality.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2049623590\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row align-center\"  id=\"row-599272174\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-49572380\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(250, 248, 244);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h4>Studies Show<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 85%;\">Manual therapies for carpal tunnel syndrome are as effective as surgery<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 85%;\">Despite the risks associated with surgery, it is the most common treatment for CTS<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-49572380 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 30px 20px 10px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1173436496\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:#f5f1e9;\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h4>Read the Study<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 80%;\">Gr\u00e4f, J. K., L\u00fcdtke, K., & Wollesen, B. (2022). Physio- und sporttherapeutische Interventionen zur Behandlung eines Karpaltunnelsyndroms : Eine systematische \u00dcbersichtsarbeit [Physiotherapy and sports therapeutic interventions for treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome: A systematic review].\u00a0<i>Schmerz (Berlin, Germany)<\/i>,\u00a0<i>36<\/i>(4), 256\u2013265.<a  href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007%2Fs00482-022-00637-x\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" dpc-external=\"true\"  target=\"_blank\" > <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-188349\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Share-External-Link.svg\" alt=\"Externer Link Icon\" width=\"16\" height=\"15\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1173436496 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 30px 10px 30px;\n  margin: 10px 0px -18px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1932416719\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><b>Manual CTS Therapies Are as Effective as Surgery.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The results were encouraging for manual therapies. Several studies reviewed show that manual therapies achieve positive results faster than surgery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In some cases, the pain intensity and severity of symptoms were reduced, and the hand&#8217;s functionality improved after just two weeks of treatment. <sup><a href=\"#\" class=\"lnb-footnote-anchor\" data-group=\"lnb-footnote-5\">5)<\/a><\/sup><sup><a href=\"#\" class=\"lnb-footnote-anchor\" data-group=\"lnb-footnote-6\">6)<\/a><\/sup><sup><a href=\"#\" class=\"lnb-footnote-anchor\" data-group=\"lnb-footnote-7\">7)<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The long-term success (after about one year) of physical and sports therapies was comparable to successful surgery.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2131985363\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(248, 248, 248);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-2130007145\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-399286446\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h4>Liebscher & Bracht Exercises for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liebscher & Bracht have developed exercises to treat carpal tunnel syndrome pain that you can do at home. The routines focus on stretching and massaging the muscles and fascia surrounding the carpal tunnel and hyperextending the wrist to improve and preserve mobility. Click below to discover Liebscher & Bracht&#8217;s Carpal Tunnel Exercises.<\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/encyclopedia-of-pain\/carpal-tunnel-syndrome\/exercises\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button primary is-smaller lowercase\" rel=\"noopener\"  style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n\t\t<span>Discover Liebscher &amp; Bracht's Carpal Tunnel Exercises<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-399286446 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n  margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1568686628\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2031206407\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Karpaltunnelsyndrom-1024x683-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A woman is lying face down on a table while Roland Liebscher-Bracht stretches her arm\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Karpaltunnelsyndrom-1024x683-1.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Karpaltunnelsyndrom-1024x683-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Karpaltunnelsyndrom-1024x683-1-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_2031206407 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1528437438\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h4>Up to 20% of People Who Have Carpal Tunnel Surgery Continue to Suffer Symptoms<\/h4>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surgery isn&#8217;t necessarily the best option for CTS. Carpal tunnel release surgery is an invasive operation that can&#8217;t be reversed, strains the body, and leaves scars that can have a harmful after-effect. Often, patients are unable to work for up to two months after surgery.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-326805237\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1305699657\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" style=\"margin:7px 0px -15px 0px;\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/shutterstock_1879854805_fizkes_Research-1024x576-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Closeup of a woman holding a doctors hand.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/shutterstock_1879854805_fizkes_Research-1024x576-1.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/shutterstock_1879854805_fizkes_Research-1024x576-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/shutterstock_1879854805_fizkes_Research-1024x576-1-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1305699657 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1256227530\" class=\"text box\">\n\t\t\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a9 1879854805_fizkes | shutterstock.com<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1256227530 {\n  text-align: right;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1963100396\" class=\"col medium-9 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3>Alternatives to Surgery<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many effective sports and manual therapies and treatments are available for carpal tunnel syndrome. These non-surgical options can be used in combination or on their own.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-79185430\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2>Combining Manual and Non-Invasive Treatments is Often More Effective Than a Single Treatment<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studies have been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of combining non-surgical therapies. Undergoing physiotherapy and wearing a splint or applying kinesiology tape achieved better results than just one of these treatments.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Other Effective Treatments for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treating the fascia (a layer of connective tissue throughout the body that surrounds and supports the muscles), joint mobilisation, massage, and yoga have been shown to improve carpal tunnel syndrome. Evidence suggests that laser and ultrasound treatments help reduce pain, but not as significantly as manual therapies.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The Benefits of Manual and Non-Invasive Treatments<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many of these options have been successful for years, making them treatment staples. The success and longevity of these treatments have proven that they are not inferior to surgery. Often, these options bring about improvements faster. Additionally, non-surgical treatments do not expose the patient to the risks associated with surgery, like infections and complications from scarring.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Long-term observation showed that non-surgical treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome achieved results equal to those of a successful surgery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since these treatment options are non-invasive and no physical trauma is inflicted, their significance is increasing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion on Research<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of the studies reviewed investigated follow-up care for carpal tunnel\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">syndrome.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studies have been done that show promising results for non-surgical treatments. However, the methodological inaccuracies of some of these studies limit their significance. More studies with careful methodology need to be conducted for longer to make more definite recommendations about non-surgical treatments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Considering the scientifically proven success and limitations of manual therapies and non-invasive treatments for CTS, surgery should be chosen with caution.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"footnotes\" class=\"hac-scroll-to\"><div id=\"lnb-footnotes-container\"><h3 class=\"lnb-footnotes-title-h3\"><span class=\"lnb-foonotes-title\">Sources & Studies<\/span><\/h3><div class=\"lnb-footnotes-content text-readmore--collapsible collapsed\"><ul><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"lnb-footnote-item\" data-group=\"lnb-footnote-1\">&uarr;1<\/a> Padua L, Coraci D, Erra C, Pazzaglia C, Paolasso I, Loreti C, Caliandro P, Hobson-Webb LD. Carpal tunnel syndrome: clinical features, diagnosis, and management. Lancet Neurol. 2016 Nov;15(12):1273-1284. doi: 10.1016\/S1474-4422(16)30231-9. Epub 2016 Oct 11. PMID: 27751557.<\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"lnb-footnote-item\" data-group=\"lnb-footnote-2\">&uarr;2<\/a> Joshi A, Patel K, Mohamed A, Oak S, Zhang MH, Hsiung H, Zhang A, Patel UK. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Pathophysiology and Comprehensive Guidelines for Clinical Evaluation and Treatment. Cureus. 2022 Jul 20;14(7):e27053. doi: 10.7759\/cureus.27053. PMID: 36000134; PMCID: PMC9389835.<\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"lnb-footnote-item\" data-group=\"lnb-footnote-3\">&uarr;3<\/a> Fern\u00e1ndez-de-Las-Pe\u00f1as, C., Cleland, J., Palacios-Ce\u00f1a, M., Fuensalida-Novo, S., Alonso-Blanco, C., Pareja, J. A., & Alburquerque-Send\u00edn, F. (2017). Effectiveness of manual therapy versus surgery in pain processing due to carpal tunnel syndrome: A randomized clinical trial. European journal of pain (London, England), 21(7), 1266\u20131276.<\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"lnb-footnote-item\" data-group=\"lnb-footnote-4\">&uarr;4<\/a> Gr\u00e4f, J. K., L\u00fcdtke, K., & Wollesen, B. (2022). Physio- und sporttherapeutische Interventionen zur Behandlung eines Karpaltunnelsyndroms : Eine systematische \u00dcbersichtsarbeit [Physiotherapy and sports therapeutic interventions for treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome: A systematic review]. Schmerz (Berlin, Germany), 36(4), 256\u2013265.<\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"lnb-footnote-item\" data-group=\"lnb-footnote-5\">&uarr;5<\/a> Schmid, A. B., Elliott, J. M., Strudwick, M. W., Little, M., & Coppieters, M. W. (2012). Effect of splinting and exercise on intraneural edema of the median nerve in carpal tunnel syndrome--an MRI study to reveal therapeutic mechanisms. Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 30(8), 1343\u20131350.<\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"lnb-footnote-item\" data-group=\"lnb-footnote-6\">&uarr;6<\/a> Wolny, T., & Linek, P. (2018). The Effect of Manual Therapy Including Neurodynamic Techniques on the Overall Health Status of People With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics, 41(8), 641\u2013649.<\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"lnb-footnote-item\" data-group=\"lnb-footnote-7\">&uarr;7<\/a> Wolny, T., & Linek, P. (2019). Is manual therapy based on neurodynamic techniques effective in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome? A randomized controlled trial. 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