Table 1 Peer-reviewed articles reporting chiropractic care of carpal tunnel syndrome.
From: Carpal tunnel syndrome and the "double crush" hypothesis: a review and implications for chiropractic
Author(s) | Year | Methods of care |
|---|---|---|
Ferezy and Norlin [37] | 1989 | spinal & extremity manipulation, soft tissue massage, cervical pillow |
Mariano et al. [38] | 1991 | spinal manipulation, therapeutic ultrasound, electrical nerve stimulation, home traction unit (cervical), wrist splint |
Bonebrake et al. [39] | 1993 | spinal and extremity manipulation, soft tissue manipulation and massage techniques, intersegmental traction, microwave diathermy, ultrasound, dietary modifications, mineral supplements |
Valente and Gibson [40] | 1994 | spinal and extremity adjustments |
Petruska [41] | 1997 | extremity manipulation (machine-assisted axial wrist traction), microcurrent, nutritional supplementation, rehabilitative exercises |
Manello et al. [42] | 1998 | spinal and extremity manipulation, soft tissue manipulation, exercises |
Dunphy et al. [43] | 1998 | extremity manipulation (pneumatic traction device) |
Davis et al. [44] | 1998 | (randomized clinical trial) Chiropractic group: spinal and extremity adjustments, myofascial massage, ultrasound, wrist splint Medical group: oral ibuprofen, wrist splint |
Perez de Leon and Auyong [45] | 2002 | extremity manipulation, flexion-distraction, ultrasound, cryotherapy, muscle stimulation, deep tissue massage, wrist supports, vitamin/mineral supplements, exercise |
Brunarski et al. [46] | 2004 | extremity manipulation (machine-assisted axial wrist traction) |
George et al. [47] | 2006 | myofascial therapy (Active Release Technique) |