TY - JOUR
T1 - Laser Acupuncture as a Treatment Option for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Management
T2 - a Case Series
AU - Limanjaya, Iwan
AU - Haris, Salim
AU - Nareswari, Irma
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors used the CARE guidelines as a reference when writing this case series report.
Publisher Copyright:
© Medical Association of Pharmacopuncture Institute (MAPI)
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is disease that gives burdens for many countries, with a few choices for the management such as drugs or surgery, each has side effects that decrease the quality of life. Acupuncture is proven to be an effective treatment for pain and can restore nerve functions, and laser acupuncture is one of the modalities. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of laser acupuncture with total sample of 3 patients (6 wrists) mostly with tingling sensations and the outcomes are Boston questionnaire (BCTQ), visual analogue scale (VAS), Tinel sign, Phalen sign, and parameters of nerve conduction study (NCS). Acupuncture points used here are PC6, PC7, EXUE9, and LI4. The results show a decrease in NCS grades for 3 wrists, all wrists have BCTQ score improvements, a decrease in VAS, but no significant improvement in Tinel and Phalen signs. It is concluded that laser acupuncture can be used as a treatment option for the management of carpal tunnel syndrome.
AB - Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is disease that gives burdens for many countries, with a few choices for the management such as drugs or surgery, each has side effects that decrease the quality of life. Acupuncture is proven to be an effective treatment for pain and can restore nerve functions, and laser acupuncture is one of the modalities. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of laser acupuncture with total sample of 3 patients (6 wrists) mostly with tingling sensations and the outcomes are Boston questionnaire (BCTQ), visual analogue scale (VAS), Tinel sign, Phalen sign, and parameters of nerve conduction study (NCS). Acupuncture points used here are PC6, PC7, EXUE9, and LI4. The results show a decrease in NCS grades for 3 wrists, all wrists have BCTQ score improvements, a decrease in VAS, but no significant improvement in Tinel and Phalen signs. It is concluded that laser acupuncture can be used as a treatment option for the management of carpal tunnel syndrome.
KW - Acupuncture
KW - Bctq
KW - Carpal tunnel syndrome
KW - Case series
KW - Laser acupuncture
KW - Nerve conduction study
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U2 - 10.51507/j.jams.2022.15.3.189
DO - 10.51507/j.jams.2022.15.3.189
M3 - Article
C2 - 35770549
AN - SCOPUS:85133147649
SN - 2005-2901
VL - 15
SP - 189
EP - 193
JO - JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
JF - JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
IS - 3
ER -