Study Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Recruit Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Effect of Low Level Laser Therapy Versus Pulsed Ultrasound on Postpartum Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Brief Summary:
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTs), the most common entrapment neuropathy of the upper extremity, is caused by compression of the median nerve as it travels through the carpal tunnel.
CTs was clinically diagnosed in more than half of women (62%).
Neurophysiological evaluation diagnosed that CTs in around half of women (43%) was positive in one hand at least, also, it was reported that about half of women with CTs during pregnancy still complained of CTs symptoms one year after delivery.