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Comparison of therapeutic effcets of dorsal wrist splint with cockup splint in carpal tunnel syndrome based on median sensory nerve conduction measurements
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Bagheri A (MSc) *   1, Reisi M (MD)2 , Vahab kashani R (MSc)3 |
1- MSc in Prosthetics and Orthotics, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran , a_bagheriy@yahoo.com
2- Neurologist, Amin Hospital, Isfahan, Iran
3- Academic Instructor, Department of Prosthetics and Orthotics, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran |
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Abstract: (19437 Views) |
| Background and Objective: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is one of the most common disease among the entrapment neuropathies. The purposes of this study was to compare the efficacy of a new dorsal wrist splinting versus common palmar splinting for CTS based on sensory nerve conduction measurements. Materials and Methods: This single blind randomized control trial study was carried out on 22 idiopathic CTS patients. Subjects were randomly divided in two groups: Dorsal splint group (n=12) and palmar splint group (n=10). Both groups used splints for 4 weeks. Sensory conduction study of median nerve were done initially for having baseline and after 4 weeks follow up. SPSS-16 and Kolmogorov–Smirnov, independent T, and paired T tests were used for analysis of Data Results: After four weeks median nerve sensory distal latency and conduction velocity improved significantly in both groups (P<0.05). There was significant difference between both groups due to electro-diagnostic improvement. Conclusion: This study showed that based on electro-diagnostic method, dorsal wrist splint is more effective than cockup splint in carpal tunnel syndrome. |
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| Keywords: Carpal tunnel syndrome, Dorsal wrist splint, Nerve conduction study |
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Type of Study: Original Articles |
Subject:
Rehabilitation
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