Carpal tunnel syndrome: clinical features, diagnosis, and management

L Padua, D Coraci, C Erra, C Pazzaglia… - The Lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common peripheral nerve entrapment syndrome
worldwide. The clinical symptoms and physical examination findings in patients with this …

Targeting cortical representations in the treatment of chronic pain: a review

GL Moseley, H Flor - Neurorehabilitation and neural repair, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Recent neuroscientific evidence has confirmed the important role of cognitive and
behavioral factors in the development and treatment of chronic pain. Neuropathic and …

[HTML][HTML] Entrapment neuropathies: a contemporary approach to pathophysiology, clinical assessment, and management

AB Schmid, J Fundaun, B Tampin - Pain reports, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Entrapment neuropathies such as carpal tunnel syndrome, radiculopathies, or radicular pain
are the most common peripheral neuropathies and also the most common cause for …

Patterns of cortical reorganization in complex regional pain syndrome

C Maihöfner, HO Handwerker, B Neundorfer… - Neurology, 2003 - neurology.org
Objective: To use magnetoencephalography to assess possible cortical reorganization in
the primary somatosensory cortex (S1) of patients with complex regional pain syndrome …

Is neuroplasticity in the central nervous system the missing link to our understanding of chronic musculoskeletal disorders?

R Pelletier, J Higgins, D Bourbonnais - BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2015 - Springer
Background Musculoskeletal rehabilitative care and research have traditionally been guided
by a structural pathology paradigm and directed their resources towards the structural …

Do 'sliders' slide and 'tensioners' tension? An analysis of neurodynamic techniques and considerations regarding their application

MW Coppieters, DS Butler - Manual therapy, 2008 - Elsevier
Despite the high prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome and cubital tunnel syndrome, the
quality of clinical practice guidelines is poor and non-invasive treatment modalities are often …

[HTML][HTML] Is tactile acuity altered in people with chronic pain? A systematic review and meta-analysis

MJ Catley, NE O'Connell, C Berryman, FF Ayhan… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Impaired tactile acuity in people with chronic pain conditions has been suggested to reflect
altered cortical representation of the painful body part, and treatments that aim to improve …

Rewiring the primary somatosensory cortex in carpal tunnel syndrome with acupuncture

Y Maeda, H Kim, N Kettner, J Kim, S Cina, C Malatesta… - Brain, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common entrapment neuropathy, affecting the median
nerve at the wrist. Acupuncture is a minimally-invasive and conservative therapeutic option …

Mechanisms of neuropathic pain

FT Nickel, F Seifert, S Lanz, C Maihöfner - European …, 2012 - Elsevier
Neuropathic pain is a disease of global burden. Its symptoms include spontaneous and
stimulus-evoked painful sensations. Several maladaptive mechanisms underlying these …

Sensorimotor returning in complex regional pain syndrome parallels pain reduction

B Pleger, M Tegenthoff, P Ragert, AF Förster… - Annals of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Patients with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) and intractable pain showed a
shrinkage of cortical maps on primary (SI) and secondary somatosensory cortex (SII) …