Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Analysis of Pathogenesis, Mechanism of Treatment and Applicability to Specific and General Populations

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dc.contributor.advisorStimpson, Jim
dc.creatorWalz, Benjamin D.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T21:13:28Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T21:13:28Z
dc.date.issued2009-05-01
dc.date.submitted2010-06-04T13:58:43-07:00
dc.description.abstractCarpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) represents the most common nerve compression syndrome. Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy (OMT) may be more efficacious in certain populations secondary to demographic variability in CTS etiology and OMT‟s greater efficacy in addressing certain causations. A composite score derived from subjective and objective findings in a pilot study, was utilized to assess initial and change of disease severity after OMT in the study population and these subgroups: age, gender, ethnicity, BMI and chronicity. Trends suggest more severe disease in older patients, women, and whites. OMT results in improvement in composite scores in younger subjects, females, whites, both non-obese and obese subjects and more chronic subjects.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/29168
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectosteopathic manipulative therapy
dc.subjectcarpal tunnel syndrome
dc.subjectdisease severity
dc.titleOsteopathic Manipulative Treatment and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Analysis of Pathogenesis, Mechanism of Treatment and Applicability to Specific and General Populations
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thesis.degree.departmentSchool of Public Health
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial and Behavioral Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Health

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