Brunarski David J, Kleinberg Brian A, Wilkins Kathryn R
Department of Neurology, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2004 Sep;48(3):211-6.
Four patients with clinical and electrodiagnostic evidence of carpal tunnel syndrome underwent intermittent axial wrist traction with a pneumatic device which applied a controlled traction force of forty to sixty pounds per square inch along the axis of the forearm. Traction cycled intermittently five seconds on and five seconds off. Treatment duration was five minutes. Patients in this study received between five and twelve treatment sessions over a three month period. All neurophysiological tests were performed at an independent site without knowledge of treatment plan before treatment commenced and then repeated after the last treatment three months later. Clinical tests were performed initially, after three months and after one year. Significant subjective improvement in all cases were accompanied by objective improvement and normalization of the nerve conduction studies.
四名有腕管综合征临床及电诊断证据的患者接受了使用气动装置的间歇性轴向腕部牵引，该装置沿前臂轴线施加每平方英寸40至60磅的可控牵引力。牵引以间歇方式进行，开启5秒，关闭5秒。治疗持续时间为5分钟。本研究中的患者在三个月内接受了5至12次治疗。所有神经生理学测试均在独立地点进行，在治疗开始前对治疗方案不知情，然后在三个月后的最后一次治疗后重复进行。临床测试在最初、三个月后和一年后进行。所有病例均有显著的主观改善，并伴有客观改善及神经传导研究结果正常化。
