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John G. Connor, M.Ac, L.Ac.

May 2005

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME

•    A study published in the J Altern Complement Med, 1999 Feb;5(1):5-26 by Branco and Naeser entitled "Carpal tunnel syndrome: clinical outcome after low-level laser acupuncture, microamps transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, and other alternative therapies -- an open protocol study" found that post treatment carpal tunnel syndrome pain was significantly reduced, and 33 of 36 hands had no pain or else pain had been reduced by more than 50%.  In follow-up after 1-2 years, in cases where the age was less than age 60, in only 2 of 23 hands had pain returned, but these were successfully re-treated within a few weeks.

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