Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis Pain of the Thumb Can Be Relieved by Commercial Beverage Carbonated Water
Thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) arthropathy pain is treated using carbonated water—a commercially available beverage. The right hand (affected side) was bathed once daily in carbonated beverage water (37°C) for 20 min. Prior to treatment, the visual analogue scale score of pain was 73 mm; 1 week after t...
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| description | Thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) arthropathy pain is treated using carbonated water—a commercially available beverage. The right hand (affected side) was bathed once daily in carbonated beverage water (37°C) for 20 min. Prior to treatment, the visual analogue scale score of pain was 73 mm; 1 week after the treatment, it was 0 mm. Commercial carbonated water immersion was effective for thumb CMC arthropathy pain. Commercial carbonated water is inexpensive and easy to obtain, making it suitable for home carbonation therapy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-065a1d74b90b41029a668d80f6d777d52025-08-20T03:54:16ZengWileyCase Reports in Anesthesiology2090-63902024-01-01202410.1155/2024/6238171Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis Pain of the Thumb Can Be Relieved by Commercial Beverage Carbonated WaterMasaaki Nakajima0Department of Physical TherapyThumb carpometacarpal (CMC) arthropathy pain is treated using carbonated water—a commercially available beverage. The right hand (affected side) was bathed once daily in carbonated beverage water (37°C) for 20 min. Prior to treatment, the visual analogue scale score of pain was 73 mm; 1 week after the treatment, it was 0 mm. Commercial carbonated water immersion was effective for thumb CMC arthropathy pain. Commercial carbonated water is inexpensive and easy to obtain, making it suitable for home carbonation therapy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/6238171 |
| spellingShingle | Masaaki Nakajima Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis Pain of the Thumb Can Be Relieved by Commercial Beverage Carbonated Water Case Reports in Anesthesiology |
| title | Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis Pain of the Thumb Can Be Relieved by Commercial Beverage Carbonated Water |
| title_full | Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis Pain of the Thumb Can Be Relieved by Commercial Beverage Carbonated Water |
| title_fullStr | Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis Pain of the Thumb Can Be Relieved by Commercial Beverage Carbonated Water |
| title_full_unstemmed | Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis Pain of the Thumb Can Be Relieved by Commercial Beverage Carbonated Water |
| title_short | Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis Pain of the Thumb Can Be Relieved by Commercial Beverage Carbonated Water |
| title_sort | carpometacarpal osteoarthritis pain of the thumb can be relieved by commercial beverage carbonated water |
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