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Treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome: a review of the non-surgical approaches with emphasis in neural mobilization

Kostopoulos, 2004

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Kostopoulos D
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Journal of bodywork and movement therapies

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Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) results from the entrapment of the median nerve at the wrist. It is the most common entrapment syndrome causing frequent disability especially to working populations. Aside from the surgical release approach there are other non-invasive …
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