National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital Researcher Reveals New Findings on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (A revised approach for electrodiagnosis-based severity classification in carpal tunnel syndrome): Nervous System Diseases and Conditions – Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

2024 APR 18 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Pain & Central Nervous System Daily News -- Investigators discuss new findings in carpal tunnel syndrome. According to news reporting originating from Goyang, South Korea, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “An electrodiagnostic evaluation is conducted to diagnose carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and evaluate its severity. This study proposes a revised approach for classifying the severity of electrophysiological findings for patients with CTS.”

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital: “This retrospective cross-sectional study included patients with CTS confirmed through electrodiagnostic evaluations. Based on the Stevens’ classification, the patients were divided into three groups (mild/moderate/severe). A new intermediate group was defined to identify patients with normal motor nerve conduction studies and abnormal electromyographic results. CTS pain was evaluated using a numeric rate scale. Physical examinations and sonographic evaluation were performed to detect anatomical abnormalities. Overall, 1,069 CTS hands of 850 CTS patients were included. The mean age was 57.9 ± 10.8 years, and 336 (39.5%) were men. There were 522 (48.8%) mild cases; 281 (26.3%) moderate cases; and 266 (24.9%) severe cases. In the severe group, 49 cases were reclassified into the intermediate group. The median cross-sectional area in the intermediate group significantly differed from that in the severe group. However, the pain score significantly differed from that of the moderate group.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “The intermediate CTS group showed clinical features that were intermediate to those of the moderate and severe CTS groups.”

For more information on this research see: A revised approach for electrodiagnosis-based severity classification in carpal tunnel syndrome. Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, 2024. The publisher for Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation is IOS Press.

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.3233/bmr-230275.

Our news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Do Hun Jung, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, South Korea. Additional authors for this research include Sang-Eok Lee, Dougho Park, Jang Woo Lee.

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