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| Title |
Comparative effectiveness of ultrasound and paraffin therapy in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome: a randomized trial
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| Published in |
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, November 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2474-15-399 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Yi-Wei Chang, Shih-Fu Hsieh, Yu-Shiow Horng, Hui-Ling Chen, Kun-Chang Lee, Yi-Shiung Horng |
| Abstract |
Conclusive evidence indicating an effective treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), a common entrapment neuropathy, is lacking. Ultrasound therapy (US therapy) has long been used as one of the combination treatments for CTS. In addition, paraffin bath therapy has been applied widely as a physical modality in treating patients with hand conditions. The purpose of this randomized trial was to compare the efficacy of combining a wrist orthosis with either US therapy or paraffin bath therapy in treating CTS patients. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
| Australia | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 225 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 223 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 51 | 23% |
| Student > Master | 22 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 12 | 5% |
| Researcher | 11 | 5% |
| Other | 10 | 4% |
| Other | 34 | 15% |
| Unknown | 85 | 38% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 59 | 26% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 56 | 25% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 1% |
| Engineering | 3 | 1% |
| Neuroscience | 2 | <1% |
| Other | 12 | 5% |
| Unknown | 90 | 40% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 January 2015.
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#14,616,591
of 24,647,023 outputs
Outputs from BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
#2,036
of 4,310 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#188,876
of 372,627 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
#40
of 84 outputs
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