Effect of Acupotomy Combined with Electroacupuncture Therapy on Finger Mobility and Pain Relief in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

OBJECTIVE

To explore the effect of acupotomy in combination with electroacupuncture therapy on the finger mobility and pain relief in patients who had carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).

METHODS

The clinical data of 60 CTS patients in our hospital from November 2020 to November 2021 received retrospective analysis. With 30 cases in each group, they were randomly divided into the treatment group and the control group. The control group underwent hot compress, oral medication, and local injection during hospitalization, while the treatment group received acupotomy and electroacupuncture therapy on top of the above treatments, and the clinical effects, finger mobility, and pain relief were compared between both groups.

RESULTS

The clinical indexes in the treatment group after treatment were remarkably better than those in the control group ( < 0.05), with the remarkably higher number of cured cases in the treatment group ( < 0.05). After treatment, the treatment group had remarkably higher mean total active motion (TAM) and score of the 36-item short form (SF-36) health survey and a remarkably lower mean score of visual analog scale (VAS) than those in the control group ( < 0.001).

CONCLUSION

The quality of life and finger mobility of CTS sufferers can be improved with acupotomy in conjunction with electroacupuncture therapy. In-depth research will help build better procedures for these patients because this approach lessens the discomfort and shortens the symptom duration in CTS sufferers.