Phonophoresis is not recommended to treat CTS.

Phonophoresis is not recommended to treat CTS.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not sure
• D. Irrelevant

Answer: (B)

Phonophoresis uses ultrasound to drive topical anti-inflammatory medication deeper into tissues. In carpal tunnel syndrome, reducing local inflammation around the median nerve can help alleviate pain and symptoms, and phonophoresis offers a way to deliver those medications directly to the affected area. While ultrasound by itself has mixed evidence for CTS, using it to deliver a topical NSAID or corticosteroid is sometimes used as an adjunct to standard conservative treatments (splinting, activity modification, nerve gliding) and is not an absolute contraindication. Because the statement claims it is not recommended, but there is at least some clinical use for phonophoresis in CTS, the claim is not accurate. So the best choice is that this statement is not correct.

Phonophoresis uses ultrasound to drive topical anti-inflammatory medication deeper into tissues. In carpal tunnel syndrome, reducing local inflammation around the median nerve can help alleviate pain and symptoms, and phonophoresis offers a way to deliver those medications directly to the affected area. While ultrasound by itself has mixed evidence for CTS, using it to deliver a topical NSAID or corticosteroid is sometimes used as an adjunct to standard conservative treatments (splinting, activity modification, nerve gliding) and is not an absolute contraindication. Because the statement claims it is not recommended, but there is at least some clinical use for phonophoresis in CTS, the claim is not accurate. So the best choice is that this statement is not correct.