Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and OMT

Source: The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 1994 Aug;94(8):673
Maria T. Gentile, D.O. website.

Osteopathic manipulation for patients with confirmed mild, modest and moderate carpal tunnel syndrome can help reduce pain and do much more.

This study was to show that patients who received traditional conservative therapy (TCT) plus osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) for their carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) would have decreased signs and symptoms of CTS as compared to patients who received TCT alone.

The OMT group received TCT plus systemic OMT every 2 weeks for two months. Pre-and post-treatment EMG/NCS, positive provocative tests, and pain surveys were compared between these groups. By EMG/NCS, 38% of Group II improved in their CTS classification compared to only 20% Group I improvement. These findings suggest that TCT plus OMT can improve patients' mild, modest and moderate CTS compared to traditional therapy alone.