APTA Orthopedics Podcasts - Previously Ortho Static
Aug 19, 2026 · 46 min · 12 segments
This episode of the Did You Know podcast dives into the newly revised 2026 Clinical Practice Guideline for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Hosts Lori Thein Brody and Jill Thein-Nissenbaum sit down with three…
Marsha LawrenceGuest
Jill Thein-NissenbaumHost
Kylie ScottGuest
Mia EricksonGuest
Lori Thein-BrodyHost
So in the new clinical practice guidelines, all of the following recommendations received an A evidence grade except, A, clinicians should use the Sims-Weinstein monofilament to assess sensory thresholds in patients with suspected carpal tunnel syndrome.
B, clinicians should use grip strength as an outcome measure to assess short-term change in patients managed surgically with carpal tunnel.
C, clinicians should not use lateral pinch strength as an outcome measure to assess change in patients with surgically or non-surgically managed carpal tunnel.
And D, clinicians should not use ionto- or phonophoresis with corticosteroids for non-surgical management of carpal tunnel syndrome.
It was a lot for people to process, and I don't know if you guys held on to all those, but do you know what the right answer is? Which one did not receive an A evidence grade? Anyone?
We'll probably talk a little bit about that in a little bit, but I'd love to introduce one of our guests today.
So in the new clinical practice guidelines, all of the following recommendations received an A evidence grade except, A, clinicians should use the Sims-Weinstein monofilament to assess sensory thresholds in patients with suspected carpal tunnel syndrome.
B, clinicians should use grip strength as an outcome measure to assess short-term change in patients managed surgically with carpal tunnel.
C, clinicians should not use lateral pinch strength as an outcome measure to assess change in patients with surgically or non-surgically managed carpal tunnel.
And D, clinicians should not use ionto- or phonophoresis with corticosteroids for non-surgical management of carpal tunnel syndrome.
It was a lot for people to process, and I don't know if you guys held on to all those, but do you know what the right answer is? Which one did not receive an A evidence grade? Anyone?
We'll probably talk a little bit about that in a little bit, but I'd love to introduce one of our guests today.
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