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A Topical Gel From Flax Seed Oil Compared With Hand Splint in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial Publisher



Setayesh M1 ; Sadeghifar AR2 ; Nakhaee N2 ; Kamalinejad M3 ; Rezaeizadeh H1
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  1. 1. School of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
  3. 3. School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Published:2017


Abstract

This study compared the therapeutic effect of flax seed oil topical gel and hand splint in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome. This study was a randomized clinical trial. Forty-nine patients, 96 hands, with mild to moderate idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome were divided into 2 groups randomly. One group was treated by topical gel and the other group by hand splint. Intensity of symptoms and function before and after intervention was measured via Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire. After intervention, the ANCOVA showed a significant difference between the symptom and function scores of the 2 groups. In both cases, recovery was higher in the gel group (P <.001). The topical use of flax seed oil gel is more effective in the improvement of symptoms and function of patients with mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome as compared with hand splint, and it can be introduced as an effective treatment. © 2016, © The Author(s) 2016.
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