TABLE 1.

Demographic, and clinical features of the patients

	n	%	Mean±SD
Age (years)			46.4±6.4
Gender
Male	5	41.7
Female	7	58.3
Body mass index (kg/m2)			28.6±3.1
Occupation
Housewife	5	41.7
Retired	4	33.3
Overuse of upper extremity	2	16.7
Other (phone operator)	1	8.3
Sportive activities/hobbies requiring overuse of hands	0	0
Duration of the disease (months)			3.5±3.2
Dominant hand
Right	12	100
Left	0	0
Laterality of the painful side
Right	10	83.3
Left	2	16.7