Author/Authors :
Raeissadat Seyed Ahmad نويسنده Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Shahid Modarres Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Abdollahi Fard Iraj نويسنده NIOC Exploration Directorate, Tehran, Iran Abdollahi Fard Iraj , Mohseni Bandpei Mohammad Ali نويسنده Professor, Iranian Research Centre on Aging, Department of Physiotherapy, university of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Evin, Tehran, Iran. AND Visiting Professor, University Institute of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan. Mohseni Bandpei Mohammad Ali , Talimkhani Ailin نويسنده Student Research Committee, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran , Dinarvand Vida نويسنده Physiotherapy Department, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Shahid Modarres Hospital, Tehran, Iran , Babaee Marzieh نويسنده Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research Center, Clinical Research Development Center of Shahid Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
[Background]This study was to evaluate the effect of hamate and scaphoid bone mobilization alongside splinting in women with carpal tunnel syndrome.[Methods]In this randomized clinical trial, 40 participants were randomly assigned into 2 groups. The intervention group received splinting with scaphoid and hamate mobilization, while the control group received splinting only. Outcome variables were pain (based on visual analogue scale), symptom severity and functional status (based on Boston questionnaire), and nerve conduction study measured before and 10 weeks after the treatments.[Results]At the end of study, both groups showed an improvement in pain and symptom severity, functional status as well as median nerve conduction study. Although there was no statistically significant differencebetween groups regarding changes in median nerve sensory and motor distal latencies; the improvement was significantly higher inpain and symptom severity as well as functional status in mobilization group (P-Value < 0.05).[Conclusions]Hamate and scaphoid mobilization can be used as an effective option in women with mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome. Further investigation is required for determining long-term effects and cost-effectiveness of mobilization in carpal tunnel syndrome.
