Yazarlar |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi İsmail CEYLAN
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Öznur BÜYÜKTURAN
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Ömer Aykanat
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Turkey |
Buket Büyükturan
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Turkey |
Senem Şaş
Erciyes Üniversitesi, Turkey |
Mehmet Fethi Ceylan
Inönü Üniversitesi Tip Fakültesi, Turkey |
Özet |
Study design: Single-blinded, randomized controlled study. Introduction: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) causes pain and loss of function in the affected hand. The mobilization with movement (MWM) technique is a manual therapy method applied to correct joint movement limitation and to relieve pain and functional disorders. Purpose of the study: This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of MWM technique on pain, grip strength, range of motion, edema, hand reaction, nerve conduction, and functional status in patients with CTS. Methods: A total of 45 patients enrolled in the study. The MWM group (n = 18) completed a 4-week combined conservative physiotherapy and MWM program, whereas the control group (n = 18) received only the 4 weeks of conservative physiotherapy. Pain severity according to the numerical rating scale was used as primary outcome. Results: We found an improvement within the subjects in resting pain (MWMG:5.1 ± 3.6 vs 1.1 ± 2.4, Effect Size (ES)=1.3; CG:4.5 ± 3.3 vs 1.0 ± 2.2, ES=1.1), in activity pain (MWMG:6.5 ± 3.7 vs 1.1 ± 2.4, ES=1.5; CG:4.8 ± 3.4 vs 2.2 ± 2.3, ES=1) and in night pain (MWMG:5.9 ± 3.2 vs 1.8 ± 2.5, ES=1.2; CG:5.3 ± 4.2 vs ± 2.3 ± 3.5, ES=0.9). For between the groups, a statistical difference was found for the activity pain, Disabilities of the Arm Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire score (MWMG:52.2 ± 23.8 vs 27 ± 24.7, ES=1.3; CG:47.0 ± 24.8 vs 41.5 ± 22.1, ES=0.2), Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire (MHQ-1), (MWMG:44.4 ± 23.7 vs 74.7 ± 24.5, ES=1.3; CG:44.8 ± 17.4 vs 57.4 ± 21.7, ES=0.9) and MHQ-5 (MWMG:68.8 ± 13.1 vs 82.5 ± 11.5, ES=0.9; CG:63.4 ± 26.7 vs 59.3 ± 25.8, ES=0.1) parameters in favour of MWM group. Discussion: This study showed that MWM compared to conservative physiotherapy might be more effective in reducing perceived symptoms in mild and moderate CTS patients. Conclusions: MWM produced a small benefit to recovery of activity pain and upper extremity functionality level outcomes of patients with mild to moderate CTS when added to a traditional CTS physical therapy program. |
Anahtar Kelimeler |
Carpal tunnel syndrome | Manual therapy | Mobilization with movement |
Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
Dergi Adı | Elsevier BV |
Dergi ISSN | 0894-1130 |
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded |
Dergi Grubu | Q2 |
Makale Dili | Türkçe |
Basım Tarihi | 10-2023 |
Cilt No | 36 |
Sayı | 4 |
Sayfalar | 773 / 785 |
Doi Numarası | 10.1016/j.jht.2023.02.004 |
Makale Linki | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jht.2023.02.004 |