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Prominent Study Proves the Pil-O-Splint® is Best Treatment For Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

SAN DIEGO, CA- The Veterans Administration Healthcare System, San Diego and the University of California, San Diego, Department of Orthopedics released a study in the Journal of Hand Therapy that identified the IMAK Pil-O-Splint the most effective nighttime splint for the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Medical experts conservatively estimate that as many as 15 million Americans suffer from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) and other "Repetitive Stress Injuries". Aside from costly and often risky surgery, many CTS sufferers have had few options for comfortable, workable management of their pain.

Orthopedic practitioners rely upon nighttime splinting as the best practice for non-surgical treatment for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. In the past, finger positioning was often overlooked when prescribing splints. UCSD/VA Study clearly sites that "both wrist and finger positioning should be considered as very important variables in nocturnal splint selection and prescription. "*

The study evaluated four different products representative of the types of splints commonly used. All four splints provided some limitations to wrist motion. However, only one splint provided the necessary restriction to finger motion- the Pil-O-Splint.

"We are very proud of these findings. It is exciting to know that our Pil-O-Splint provides proven, non-surgical pain relief for people who suffer from CTS and other Repetitive Stress Disorders," said Aurelia Koby, president of IMAK Products Corporation.

The Pil-O-Splint was invented by Ian MacMorran, M.D., an orthopedic and hand surgeon and co-founder of IMAK, to relieve wrist and forearm pain during rest and sleep. "Pil-O-Splint has provided my patients with comfortable and therapeutic relief, and for many, their first pain-free sleep in years. It is an honor to see my personal findings validated in such a important study."

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*For the published study, refer to the Journal of Hand Therapy, Volume 15, Number 3, July/September 2002.