1. Carpal tunnel syndrome pain treated with low-level laser and microamperes transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation: A controlled study 
Margaret A. Naeser, PhD, LAc, Kyung-Ae K. Hahn, MD, Barbara E. Lieberman, OTR/L, Kenneth F. Branco, MA, LAc 
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 
Volume 83, Issue 7, Pages (July 2002)
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2. Fig. 1
Mean MPQ scores for 8 CTS cases separated into 2 treatment groups (3 placebo responders have been omitted): (1) patients (n=3) who received the real treatment series first and the sham treatment second; and (2) patients (n=5) who received the sham treatment series first and the real treatment second. In the real first group, there was a 21-point decrease in pain (−98.7%) postreal, and in these cases postsham, no change. In the sham first group, there was a 2.62-point increase in pain (+17.99%) postsham, and in these cases postreal, a 16.4-point decrease in pain (−74.8%). In the pooled groups (n=8), there was a significant decrease in pain postreal (P=.0035) but not postsham (P = .41) (table 2). Legend: —○—, real treatment series first; --●--, sham treatment series first.
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