The Acupuncture Effect on Median Nerve Morphology in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: An Ultrasonographic Study

Table 2

Clinical characteristics and electromyographic and ultrasonographic measurements of patients.

	Group A ( limbs)			Group B ( limbs)
	Before	After		Before	After
VAS			<0.001			0.004
Quick DASH			<0.001			0.001
Duruöz Hand Index			<0.001			<0.001
Motor nerve velocity (m/s)			0.005			0.03
Distal latency (ms)			0.03			0.90
Sensory nerve velocity (m/s)			<0.001			0.14
CMAP (mV)			<0.001			0.04
SNAP (μV)			0.03			0.01
Median nerve CSA (mm)			<0.001			0.56

Data are given as mean ± standard deviation; VAS: visual analog scale; DASH: the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand; CSA: cross-sectional area; CMAP: compound muscle action potential; SNAP: sensory nerve action potential.