Exclusion criteria
fracture, diabetes mellitus, numbness, CTS, gout, peripheral neuropathy, trauma
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE, DIABETES MELLITUS, SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, GOUT, DISORDERS, POLYNEUROPATHY, CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS, HYPOTHYROIDISM, PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY
The medical and surgical conditions that predispose one to peripheral neuropathy such as hypothyroidism, gout, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure; the presence of disorders such as cervical spondylosis, polyneuropathy, that might cause numbness in the hand; treatment with steroids or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs within the previous month; and steroid injection within the previous 6 months; any surgery for peripheral nerve in the upper limb such as carpal tunnel surgical release, history of trauma in the upper limb such as wrist fracture, or having pregnancy.During the one-year recruiting period, patients with electro-diagnostically confirmed CTS were invited to participate in our study. Possible beneficial and side effects were fully explained before allocation to the treatments. Informed consent, as approved by the local ethics committee, was obtained from every enrolled participant before the study. This research was performed in accordance with the standards of ethics outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.