American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation
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Am J Phys Med Rehabil · Feb 2005
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialEvaluation of iontophoresis and local corticosteroid injection in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome.
The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of local corticosteroid injection with iontophoresis of corticosteroids in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome. ⋯ Our study comparing a standardized treatment protocol for incorporating local corticosteroid injection and iontophoresis of dexamethasone sodium phosphate in carpal tunnel syndrome revealed success of both iontophoresis of dexamethasone sodium phosphate and injection of corticosteroids, but symptom relief was greater at 2 and 8 wks with injection of corticosteroids.