Carpal tunnel syndrome. Carpal tunnel syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Control:
Static wrist splint set in neutral wrist joint position. Intervention 2: Experimental group: tendon-gliding exercises, the fingers are placed in 5 different positions includin
Treatment - Devices
Rehabilitation
Control:
Static wrist splint set in neutral wrist joint position
Experimental group: tendon-gliding exercises, the fingers are placed in 5 different positions including straight, hook, fist, table top, and straight fist. Median nerve-gliding exercise, the median ne
Sponsors
Vice chancellor for research, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
16 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: patients with clinical signs and symptoms of CTS who confirmed to have mild to moderate CTS by electrodiagnostic criteria were included in the study. Exclusion criteria: 1-patients with secondary CTS (those having diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis or other joint diseases, trauma, metabolic disorders); 2- patients with joints disorder; 3-patients with severe CTS and muscular atrophy; 4-patients with history of carpal tunnel release surgery; 5-extremes of ages (children and elderly); 6-patients with signs of upper motor neuron diseases or peripheral neuropathy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional status of hand. Timepoint: Six weeks after begining of treatment. Method of measurement: Boston Questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAref Nasiri
Shiraz University of Medical Scienses
Outcome results
None listed