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

Table 3

Percent changes of clinical characteristics and electromyographic and ultrasonographic measurements.

	Group A ( limbs)	Group B ( limbs)
VAS			<0.001
Quick DASH			0.002
Duruöz Hand Index			<0.001
Motor velocity (m/s)			0.49
Distal latency (ms)			0.15
Sensory velocity (m/s)			<0.001
CMAP (mV)			0.09
SNAP (μV)			0.04
Median nerve CSA (mm^2)			<0.001

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.