Effect of Neurodynamic Mobilization on Median Nerve Conduction Velocity in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Median Nerve Entrapment, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Median Nerve Entrapment
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Forty carpal tunnel syndrome patients. All participants referred from a physician. Their ages range from 20-50 years old. Both genders will participate in the study. Their BMI ranges between 18.5-24.9kg/m2. All participants have carpal tunnel syndrome at least in one hand. All participants suffering from mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome. Exclusion Criteria: Previous or current disease or trauma that might affect one or both upper limbs. Metabolic diseases that might associated with entrapment neuropathy such as diabetes mellitus, thyroid diseases, and autoimmune diseases. Pregnant women. Participants with congenital hand deformities. History of hand surgery. Sever cases of carpal tunnel syndrome that suffering from weakness of hand grip and atrophy of thenar muscle.
Sites / Locations
- Outpatient clinic faculty of physica therapy cairo university
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Experimental
Conventional treatment group
Neurodynamic mobilization therapy group
Twenty patients will receive conventional treatment in the form of superficial heat, ultrasound with freq of 1 MHz, pulsed mode 1:4 for 5 min and stretching exercise to lumbrical muscles of the hand.
Twenty patients will receive neurodynamic mobilization therapy (upper limb tension test 1) in addition to conventional treatment.