Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation (한방재활의학과학회지)

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Acupotomy for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

수근관증후군에 대한 도침치료의 효과: 체계적 문헌 고찰과 메타분석

  • Jeong, Jae-Min (Departments of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, College of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University) ;
  • Sul, Jae-Uk (Departments of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, College of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University) ;
  • Kim, Seon-Jong (Departments of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, College of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University) ;
  • Seon, Yun-Gwon (Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University) ;
  • Choi, Ji-Min (Departments of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, College of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University) ;
  • Noh, Hui-Jeong (Departments of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, College of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University) ;
  • Choi, Jin-Bong (Departments of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, College of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University)
  • 정재민 (동신대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학교실) ;
  • 설재욱 (동신대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학교실) ;
  • 김선종 (동신대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학교실) ;
  • 선윤권 (동신대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 최지민 (동신대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학교실) ;
  • 노희정 (동신대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학교실) ;
  • 최진봉 (동신대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학교실)
  • Received : 2022.02.04
  • Accepted : 2022.06.13
  • Published : 2022.07.31
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Abstract

Objectives The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of acupotomy for carpal tunnel syndrome. Methods Based on seven domestic and foreign databases. We analyzed the randomized controlled trials using acupotomy for carpal tunnel syndrome. The treatment group was treated with acupotomy and the control group was no restrictions on treatment methods. Results In this study, the effect of acupuncture treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome was investigated. Each study reported that acupotomy could be an effective treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome. However, as a result of meta-analysis of Levine carpal tunnel syndrome questionnaire scores, visual analog scale, and sensory nerve conduction velocity, the results were more clinically significant than those of the control group. Due to the small number of randomized controlled trial studies and the nature of acupotomy treatment, blinding of interventions was impossible, resulting in a high risk of bias. Conclusions In this regard, it is thought that well-planned randomized controlled studies on patients with carpal tunnel syndrome are needed in the future to secure the clinical evidence for acupotomy treatment.

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