| Yazarlar (8) |
Nermin Tanık
Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Özlem Balbaloğlu
Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Prof. Dr. Mehmet UÇAR
Türkiye |
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Ümit Sarp
İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Tugay Atalay
Erciyes Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Asuman Çelikbilek
Türkiye |
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Ayşe Yeşim Göçmen
Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Levent Ertuğrul İnan
Türkiye |
| Özet |
| OBJECTIVE: Vitamin D deficiencies are associated with a variety of chronic diseases. The goal of the present study was to investigate the relationship between vitamin D levels and carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). METHODS: This study included 90 patients with mild to moderate CTS and assessed their routine serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels. Additionally, the pain level of each subject was evaluated using the Visual Analogue Scale and the Douleur Neuropathique 4 Questionnaire (DN4). RESULTS: The severity levels of CTS were at a 75% mild level in the vitamin D deficiency group and a 47.1% mild level in the vitamin D normal group, with a significant difference between groups (p = 0.008). Correlation analyses revealed positive correlations between body mass index and DN4 scores (r = 0.499, p = 0.025) and between vitamin D levels and CTS severity (r = 0.364, p = 0.004) in the vitamin D deficiency group. CONCLUSIONS: The present findings demonstrated that CTS may be triggered by vitamin D deficiency, and that the severity of CTS was correlated with vitamin D levels in the deficiency group. Additionally, there was a correlation between weight gain and neuropathic pain intensity in CTS patients with vitamin D deficiency. The present findings indicate that vitamin D levels should be assessed in CTS patients. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation |
| Dergi ISSN | 1878-6324 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 01-2016 |
| Cilt No | 29 |
| Sayı | 4 |
| Sayfalar | 835 / 839 |
