Peer-reviewed research
Exercise and mobilisation interventions for carpal tunnel syndrome (Cochrane review)
Page MJ et al., Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2012
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- What it is
- A Cochrane review of 16 randomised trials of exercise and mobilisation for carpal tunnel syndrome, involving 741 participants, that graded the evidence for them as very low quality.
- How much weight it carries
- Systematic review of randomised trials, so it reflects the best available trials. Its conclusion rests on small, mostly low-quality trials, which the review itself says.
Facts taken from this source
- The Cochrane review of exercise and mobilisation for carpal tunnel syndrome found limited and very low quality evidence of benefit.
“There is limited and very low quality evidence of benefit for all of a diverse collection of exercise and mobilisation interventions for CTS.” (Authors' conclusions)