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Badıl Güloğlu S, Bilgilisoy Filiz M, Kılıç KK, Koldaş Doğan Ş, Toslak İE, Toraman NF. Treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome by low-level laser therapy versus corticosteroid injection: a randomized, prospective clinical study. Lasers Med Sci 2022; 37:2227-2237. [PMID: 35022874 DOI: 10.1007/s10103-021-03489-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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To compare the effects of low level laser therapy (LLLT) and corticosteroid injection in patients with moderate carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Eighty-seven patients (143 wrists) with moderate CTS were randomized to the corticosteroid or LLLT groups. 40 mg of triamcinolone acetate solution was applied to carpal tunnel of 44 patients (74 wrist). LLLT was applied to 43 patients (70 wrist) five times a week, for a total of 15 sessions (fluence of 6 j/cm2 for 1 min per point at a wavelength of 830 nm). Outcome measures were numbness and pain, QuickDASH questionnaire, grasping tests, Tinel and Phalen tests, electrophysiological tests and MRI evaluations, which were tested at the baseline and 1st and 6th months after the treatment. Eighty patients (133 wrists) completed the study at the end of 6 months. VAS and Quick DASH scores were better in the corticosteroid group in the 1st month, but there were no significant differences between groups in the 6th month. Phalen and Tinel tests, strength tests, and motor distal latency improved significantly and similarly in both groups at the 1st and 6th months. Sensory distal latency and sensory nerve conduction velocity showed significant improvements in the 1st and 6th months only in the corticosteroid group. In both groups, median nerve intensity rate and palmary spring rate improved significantly after the treatment. Based on this study, corticosteroid injection and LLLT groups showed statistically significant difference at the 1st month (short-term), whereas there was no significant difference at the 6th month (intermediate-term).
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- Sevtap Badıl Güloğlu
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Health Science University Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Health Science University Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
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- Radiology, Health Science University Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Health Science University Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
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- Radiology, Health Science University Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Health Science University Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
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Yamanaka Y, Tajima T, Tsujimura Y, Kosugi K, Mano Y, Zenke Y, Hachisuka A, Aoki T, Sakai A. Molecular and Clinical Elucidation of the Mechanism of Action of Steroids in Idiopathic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2021; 103:1777-1787. [PMID: 34398862 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.20.02096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Carpal tunnel steroid injection is a nonoperative intervention for the treatment for idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The antifibrotic, anti-inflammatory, and antiedematous properties of steroids account for their therapeutic effects in the context of CTS; however, their relative contribution has not been clarified. METHODS Fibroblasts from subsynovial connective tissues (SSCT) were intraoperatively collected from patients with idiopathic CTS and were incubated with or without the steroid triamcinolone acetonide (TA) for 1, 3, and 7 days; the expression of fibrosis-related genes and inflammatory cytokines was evaluated using quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. A clinical prospective study was conducted with patients who received carpal tunnel TA injections. We performed clinical and electrophysiological evaluations before and 1, 3, and 5 months after TA injection; and we compared the median nerve, flexor tendon, and SSCT areas and the median nerve flattening ratio before and 1 month after TA injection using 3-T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). RESULTS TA induced downregulation of the fibrosis-related genes Col1A1 (collagen type I alpha 1 chain), Col1A2, and Col3A1 but not the inflammation-related genes. The nerve flattening ratio did not change after TA injection according to the MRI-based observation of the median nerve, flexor tendon, and SSCT areas. CONCLUSIONS The therapeutic effects of injected TA are apparently mediated by its antifibrotic rather than its anti-inflammatory and antiedematous properties. TA probably alters the properties but not the morphology of SSCT. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Therapeutic Level II. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
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- Yoshiaki Yamanaka
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Fukuoka, Japan
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Schrier VJMM, Brault JS, Amadio PC. Ultrasound-Guided Hydrodissection With Corticosteroid Injection in the Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Pilot Study. JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE 2020; 39:1759-1768. [PMID: 32255205 DOI: 10.1002/jum.15279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Corticosteroid injections can provide (temporary) relief in patients with mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Hydrodissection as part of an injection has been associated with positive clinical outcomes but data for CTS so far has been scarce. This study is designed to assess patient tolerance and secondarily provide pilot data on the added effect of hydrodissection. METHODS Twenty CTS patients were randomized to an ultrasound-guided betamethasone injection with hydrodissection (5 mL) or without (2 mL). Patient tolerance was assessed directly after intervention and patient-reported outcome after 4 and 24 weeks. Intra-group data were compared using Wilcoxon Signed Rank and inter-group with Wilcoxon rank-sum tests. RESULTS Tolerance and pain scores did not differ between the two groups. Symptom scores decreased in both groups, but to a lesser extent in the hydrodissection group with a mean difference of -0.8 versus -1.5 in the control group at 4 weeks (P = .02). At 6 months, this difference was no longer present (P = .81). No statistically significant differences were found between the hydrodissection and control groups in the function or pain scores at follow-up at either time point. CONCLUSION After injection, both symptomatic and functional scores improved, but the hydrodissected group did not show additional improvement. Data presented can be used to support larger studies to assess the value of hydrodissection in CTS management.
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- Verena J M M Schrier
- Departments of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Hand Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Departments of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Du S, Zhang Y, Yang J, Liu X, Wang Y, Xu B, Jia J. Curcumin Alleviates β Amyloid-Induced Neurotoxicity in HT22 Cells via Upregulating SOD2. J Mol Neurosci 2019; 67:540-549. [PMID: 30746607 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-019-01267-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2018] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/06/2022]
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Curcumin protects neuronal cells exposed to β amyloid (Aβ); the mechanism, however, is still obscure. The aim of this study is to determine whether the type 2 superoxide dismutase (SOD2) mediates curcumin-induced protective effects in Aβ-treated neuronal cells. In this study, the HT22 neuronal cells were exposed to Aβ to imitate neuronal injury in Alzheimer's disease (AD). After 24-h treatment, 10 μM Aβ decreased cell viability and mitochondrial functions, including mitochondrial complex activities and mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), and also downregulated anti-oxidants SOD2, glutathione (GSH), and catalase (CAT) levels (P < 0.05), meanwhile, increased lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) release, apoptosis level, intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and mitochondrial superoxide accumulation (P < 0.05). And, co-administration of 1 μM curcumin significantly reduced the Aβ-induced cell injury and oxidative damage above (P < 0.05). Downregulating SOD2 by using small interfering RNA (siRNA), however, significantly abolished the curcumin-induced protective and anti-oxidative effects in HT22 cells (P < 0.05); the scramble (SC)-siRNA did not cause marked effects on the curcumin-induced protective effects (P > 0.05). These findings showed that curcumin can alleviate Aβ-induced injury in neuronal cells, and SOD2 protein may mediate the neuroprotective effects.
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- Shuping Du
- Department of Anesthesiology, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Weihai, 264200, China
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- Department of 1st Geriatrics, General Hospital of Southern Theatre Command of PLA, Guangzhou, 510010, China
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- Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.,Department of Anesthesiology, General Hospital of Southern Theatre Command of PLA, Guangzhou, 510010, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, General Hospital of Southern Theatre Command of PLA, Guangzhou, 510010, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, General Hospital of Southern Theatre Command of PLA, Guangzhou, 510010, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, General Hospital of Southern Theatre Command of PLA, Guangzhou, 510010, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, General Hospital of Southern Theatre Command of PLA, Guangzhou, 510010, China.
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Wang JC, Lin KP, Liao KK, Chang YC, Wang KA, Huang YF, Chiu JW. Sonographic median nerve change after steroid injection for carpal tunnel syndrome. Muscle Nerve 2018; 58:402-406. [DOI: 10.1002/mus.26171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2017] [Revised: 05/09/2018] [Accepted: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Jia-Chi Wang
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Taipei Veterans General Hospital; No. 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Beitou District Taipei City, 11217 Taiwan
- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; National Yang Ming University; Taipei Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology; Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Taipei Taiwan
- Department of Neurology; National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine; Taipei Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology; Taipei Veterans General Hospital; Taipei Taiwan
- Department of Neurology; National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine; Taipei Taiwan
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- Department of Mathematics; Tamkang University; Tamsui Taiwan
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery; Shin-Kong Memorial Hospital; Taipei Taiwan
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Taipei Veterans General Hospital; No. 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Beitou District Taipei City, 11217 Taiwan
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Taipei Veterans General Hospital; No. 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Beitou District Taipei City, 11217 Taiwan
- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; National Yang Ming University; Taipei Taiwan
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Dehghan F, Haghighat S, Ramezanian H, Karami M, Rezaei MR. Ultrasonography Predictive Factors of Response to Local Steroid Injection in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Adv Biomed Res 2018. [PMID: 29531920 PMCID: PMC5841001 DOI: 10.4103/2277-9175.225591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Background: The aim of this study is to determine the predictive value of ultrasonography for results of local steroid injection in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Materials and Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted during a 1-year period in outpatient clinics of rehabilitation and physical medicine including 35 patients with moderate and severe CTS who receive ultrasonography-guided local steroid injection. The Boston self-assessment questionnaire and electrodiagnosis parameters were recorded at baseline, 1 month, and 3 months after therapy. We also recorded the baseline ultrasonography parameters to determine the predictors of outcome. Results: The sensory severity score and functional status scale along with electrodiagnosis parameters decreased significantly at 1 month (P < 0.001) and remained unchanged after 3 months. Volar bulging was negatively associated with sensory nerve action potential latency (r = −0.392; P = 0.020). Cross-sectional area (CSA) of maximal swelling (MS; r = 0.409; P = 0.015), CSA at 2-cm of MS (r = 0.563; P < 0.001), and CSA at 12-cm of MS (r = 0.521; P = 0.001) correlated positively with compound muscle action potential (CMAP) amplitude while maximal swelling/12-cm MS ratio (r = −0.439; P = 0.008) and maximal swelling/2-cm MS ratio (r = −0.342; P = 0.045) correlated negatively. CSA at 12-cm of MS also correlated positively with CMAP amplitude nerve conduction velocity (r = 0.436; P = 0.010). Conclusion: Volar bulging, CSA of maximal swelling, CSA of MS at 2-cm, and CSA of MS at 12-cm are among the ultrasonographic predictors of response to local steroid injection in patients with CTS.
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- Farnaz Dehghan
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Radiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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The Acupuncture Effect on Median Nerve Morphology in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: An Ultrasonographic Study. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2017; 2017:7420648. [PMID: 28676832 PMCID: PMC5476875 DOI: 10.1155/2017/7420648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 05/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Introduction The aim of this study was to explore the acupuncture effect on the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the median nerve at the wrist in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and, additionally, to identify whether clinical, electrophysiological, and ultrasonographic changes show any association. Methods Forty-five limbs of 27 female patients were randomly divided into two groups (acupuncture and control). All patients used night wrist splint. The patients in the acupuncture group received additional acupuncture therapy. Visual analog scale (VAS), Duruöz Hand Index (DHI), Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire scores, electrophysiologic measurements, and median nerve CSAs were noted before and after the treatment in both groups. Results VAS, DHI, Quick DASH scores, and electrophysiological measurements were improved in both groups. The median nerve CSA significantly decreased in the acupuncture group, whereas there was no change in the control group. Conclusion After acupuncture therapy, the patients with CTS might have both clinical and morphological improvement.
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Chen SL, Chen ZG, Dai HL, Ding JX, Guo JS, Han N, Jiang BG, # HJ, Li J, Li SP, Li WJ, Liu J, Liu Y, Ma JX, Peng J, Shen YD, Sun GW, Tang PF, Wang GH, Wang XH, Xiang LB, Xie RG, Xu JG, Yu B, Zhang LC, Zhang PX, Zhou SL. Repair, protection and regeneration of peripheral nerve injury. Neural Regen Res 2015; 10:1777-98. [PMID: 26807113 PMCID: PMC4705790 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.170301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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