Warm-needling plus Tuina relaxing for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome.
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.
Cai
De-Feng
DF
Zhangjiagang First Municipal People's Hospital, Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu 215600, China.
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