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<Articles JournalTitle="Case Reports in Clinical Practice">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Case Reports in Clinical Practice</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2538-2683</Issn>
      <Volume>1</Volume>
      <Issue>3</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2017</Year>
        <Month>01</Month>
        <Day>09</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by Acupuncture</title>
    <FirstPage>74</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>77</LastPage>
    <Language>EN</Language>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Seyedeh Zahra</FirstName>
        <LastName>Emami Razavi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mohaddeseh</FirstName>
        <LastName>Azadvari</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Elham</FirstName>
        <LastName>Kargozar</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baharloo Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Shahrbanoo</FirstName>
        <LastName>Kazemi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2016</Year>
        <Month>03</Month>
        <Day>01</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2016</Year>
        <Month>07</Month>
        <Day>31</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">A 56-year-old woman with hands paresthesia referred to the physical&#xA0;medicine and rehabilitation Clinic of Imam Khomeini Hospital. Based on&#xA0;physical examination and electrodiagnosis, the patient had bilateral&#xA0;moderate carpal tunnel syndrome with greater intensity in the right side.&#xA0;Wrist splint and acupuncture were prescribed for the patient. 20 sessions of&#xA0;acupuncture were done every other day. At the end of treatment, the&#xA0;patient&#x2019;s clinical symptoms and electrodiagnostic findings improved, and&#xA0;there was only mild carpal tunnel syndrome in her right hand. It seems that&#xA0;acupuncture can be an effective treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome.&#xA0;Considering its few complications, acupuncture can be used to treat mild to&#xA0;moderate carpal tunnel syndrome.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/view/50</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/download/50/40</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
