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KMID : 0895820220320030055
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Journal of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
2022 Volume.32 No. 3 p.55 ~ p.64
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Acupotomy for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Jeong Jae-Min
Sul Jae-Uk
Kim Seon-Jong
Seon Yun-Gwon
Choi Ji-Min
Noh Hui-Jeong
Choi Jin-Bong
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Abstract
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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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KEYWORD
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Carpal tunnel syndrome, Acupuncture therapy
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