Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Conditions
Keywords
Physical therapy, Median Neuropathy, Power Ball Exercise, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Brief summary
The purpose for doing this study is to determine that whether use of Power Ball in form of resistance training will be effective in increasing grip strength in carpel tunnel syndrome patient and possible benefits of the regime as effective means of rehabilitation for wrist and hand injuries. Moreover for increasing grip strength it can be used as an adjunct for physical therapy treatment.
Interventions
OTHERRoutine Physical Therapy
Participants will receive routine physical therapy which includes ultrasound, nerve gliding, tendon mobilization, stretching, mobility and strengthening exercises for the wrist. Each session will last for 30 minutes with 12 sessions on alternate days (3 sessions / week).
OTHERPowerball Exercises
Participants will be using the Powerball™ for 5 minutes per hand, 3 times a week along with routine physical therapy exercises.
Sponsors
University of Lahore
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
The study will be single blinded in which the assessor will be unaware of the treatment intervention.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
45 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Age group 45-60 years 2. Both male and female 3. Clinically diagnosed carpal tunnel syndrome 4. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome for a duration of more than 02 months 5. Tingling sensation and numbness over the dorsal surface of thumb, index, middle, and lateral 1/3rd of ring fingers 6. Positive Tinel's sign 7. Positive Phalen's Maneuver
Exclusion criteria
1. Any previous trauma, fracture, subluxation, dislocation, surgery or bony abnormalities around wrist joint in the past 5 years. 2. Symptomatic Arthritis of wrist joint 3. Cervical radiculopathy 4. Corticosteroid injection within 3 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain Intensity | Change in pain will be measured at initial visit, at sixth session and at the twelfth session. | Pain Intensity will be measured by Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) |
| Grip Strength | Change in grip strength will be measured at initial visit, at sixth session and at the twelfth session. | Grip Strength will be measured by using handheld dynamometry (HHD) |
| Functional Disability | Change in functional disability will be measured at initial visit, at sixth session and at the twelfth session. | Functional disability will be measured by Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire (BCTSQ) |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed