title: Warm-needling plus Tuina relaxing for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To probe into quick and effective therapies for carpal tunnel syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  Totally 98 cases of carpal tunnel syndrome were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group. The treatment group received warm-needling plus Tuina relaxing, while the control group was treated by hormone block therapy and drug medication.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The cure rate was 81.7% in the treatment group and 47.4% in the control group, with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupuncture plus Tuina manipulation is a simple therapy for carpal tunnel syndrome, but with remarkable therapeutic effects.
authors.affiliation: Zhangjiagang First Municipal People's Hospital, Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu 215600, China.
authors.forename: De-Feng
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Cai
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome