Cryogenic auriculotherapy reduces pain and opioid use in patients undergoing endoscopic carpal tunnel release surgery: a retrospective analysis
Our study suggests that cryogenic AT is an effective complementary alternative to opioids to control postoperative pain following CTR. Further investigations are required to confirm these findings.
Authors
- Henri Weickmans
- Carine Chaix-Couturier
- Murat Kaynar
- Christian Couturier
- Jacques E. Chelly
- Stephanie Nuan
- Bouchra Benkessou
Institutions
- Rafael Advanced Defense Systems (Israel) (IL)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris (FR)
- Albert Schweitzer Klinik (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pain Research
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpain.2026.1722394
- Primary Topic
- Nausea and vomiting management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00