ACOEM offers free iTunes app for info on carpal tunnel syndrome, other maladies
This treatment evidence and nearly 350 other medical recommendations dealing with more than 30 distinct disorders are contained in the chapter which is now available for free as an iTunes app. The app is available at www.itunes.apple.com/us/app/acoem-practice-guidelines/id405416599?mt=8.
“It is abundantly clear from the evidence that the majority of CTS patients do not require a nerve conduction study,” said Kurt Hegmann, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief. The 3rd edition represents the completion of years of effort by ACOEM, its primary research partner, the University of Utah’s Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, and scores of volunteer expert panelists, reviewers, and other contributors.
Other evidence-based findings in this chapter include recommendations on human and animal bites and laceration management, arthritis, crush injuries, scaphoid fracture, triangular fibrocartilage complex tears, and post-surgical rehabilitation.
The Hand, Wrist, and Forearm Disorders chapter is part of the 3rd edition 4-volume set which includes more than 2,500 evidence-based recommendations and 12,000 references in 4,000 pages. The gold standard in effective treatment of occupational and musculoskeletal injuries and illnesses, the ACOEM Practice Guidelines is also available in an on-line version, APG-I, which allows subscribers to browse content and search via text and keyword, and ICD-9 codes. ACOEM’s guidelines development platform also supports other legislative-based guidelines including New York and California, allowing users additional access to the most current evidence-based guidelines and is the basis for the just-released Montana Utilization and Treatment Guidelines.