Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire

ACUPUNCTURE AND CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME About carpal tunnel syndrome

Carpal tunnel syndrome comprises potentially disabling sensory and/or motor symptoms in the hand. Around 1 in 10 people develop carpal tunnel syndrome at some point, and it is particularly common in women (Hughes 2007), with one study in the UK indicating an incidence of 139.4 cases per 100,000 women per year and 67.2 cases per 100,000 men (Bland 2003). The condition carries considerable implic...

Translation and Validation of the Persian Version the Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire

Background: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is recognized as the most common type of neuropathies. Questionnairesare the method of choice for evaluating patients with CTS. Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (BCTS) is one of the mostfamous questionnaires that evaluate the functional and symptomatic aspects of CTS. This study was performed toevaluate the validity and reliability of the Persian version of...

The carpal tunnel syndrome.

The carpal tunnel is a channel with fibroosseous walls leading from the deep flexor space of the forearm into the palm of the hand. Superficially it is bounded by the flexor retinaculum which stretches from the trapezium and scaphoid laterally to the pisiform and hamate medially. This tough sheet blends proximally with the deep fascia of the forearm and distally with the palmar aponeurosis. The...

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Andrew C. F. Hui*, Shiu-man Wong† and James Griffi th‡ *Senior Medical Offi cer, Electrodiagnostic Unit, Prince of Wales Hospital; †Medical Offi cer, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, North District Hospital; ‡Associate Professor, Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging Department, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; E-mail: [email protected]...