Efficacy of Low Intensity Laser Therapy for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Experience of 54 Cases in Bangladesh

Background: Management of the carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is very crucial for clinical outcomes patients.
 Objective: The purpose present study was to assess effectiveness low intensity laser therapy (LILT) management Methodology: This single centered, parallel, blinded randomized control trial conducted in Department Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at National Institute Neurosciences & Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh from January 2019 June a period six months. All Nerve Conduction Study (NCS) test confirmed cases CTS patients with age group more than 18 years both male female were selected as population. Patients who received regular nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or corticosteroids, treated therapeutic modalities before, acute wrist trauma surgery, cervical radiculopathy, thoracic outlet syndrome, tumor infectious diseases, pregnancy, any serious heart, liver kidney diseases excluded this study. randomly assigned into two groups designed A B. assignment done blind method. Group underwent (3 Joules/cm2, 50 Hz, 2 min) over area. B conventional total 14 sessions, first 7 sessions on consecutive days, last alternate days. also used splint each night, practiced exercises CTS, followed ADL advices. assessed according BCTQ, Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire.
 Result: Male-Female distribution 9% 91% respectively. Total score SSS 26.35±5.94 13.70±1.78 baseline after 6 weeks follow up respectively (p < 0.001) A. In B, 28.19 ±7.35 18.22 ± 5.63 0.001). A, FSS initially 18.1, which improved 9.15 weeks; whereas 18.86 11.25. pain, numbness paresthesia significantly changed group.
 Conclusion: Low has superior compared night-resting splints mild moderate CTS.
 Journal Bangladesh, July 2021, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 103-107