Research Article
Effects of Exercise and Enzyme Therapy in Early Occupational Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Preliminary Study
Table 4
Assessment of the development in sensory conduction of the median nerve.
| sensory lesions in the group (N) | NCS | mean SCV (m/s) ± SD | 95% confidence interval for the mean | significance of the change | lower limit | upper limit |
| Exercise N=16 | initial | 47.14±1.53 | 46.32 | 47.95 | p<0.001 | final | 53.11±7.57 | 49.07 | 57.14 |
| enzyme therapy N=17 | initial | 45.32±3.03 | 43.76 | 46.88 | p<0.001 | final | 54.75±8.44 | 50.41 | 59.09 |
| controls N=15 | initial | 45.70±2.64 | 44.24 | 47.16 | p=0.660 | final | 46.38±1.94 | 45.31 | 47.45 |
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NCS: nerve conduction study, SCV: sensory conduction velocity, SD: standard deviation.
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