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The 2024 AAOS guideline finds that therapeutic ultrasound does not provide long-term improvement of carpal tunnel syndrome.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Evidence suggests therapeutic ultrasound does not provide long-term improvement of carpal tunnel syndrome.”
Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2024, Therapeutic ultrasound recommendation.
Open the original- What it measures
- The guideline notes that ultrasound has no significant difference from placebo and adds time and cost.
- What it does not show
- Graded on the guideline's evidence scale, which is lower than for the steroid statement.