The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a manual therapy technique (neural mobilization) on measures of clinical pain and function, experimental pain sensitivity, and on the function of the median nerve in individuals with carpal tunnel syndrome. The investigators hypothesized that individuals receiving a neural mobilization technique known to directly stress the median nerve would demonstrate greater improvements in clinical pain and function, experimental pain sensitivity, and median nerve function than those receiving a sham technique.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
manual therapy technique known to directly stress the median nerve
sham technique mimicking the neural mobilization which is not specific to the median nerve
People without carpal tunnel syndrome for comparison
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, United States
thermal and pressure pain sensitivity
Time frame: immediate effect
grip strength
Time frame: 3 weeks
wrist range of motion
Time frame: 3 weeks
clinical pain
Time frame: 3 weeks
self report of disability
Time frame: 3 weeks
median nerve function
Time frame: 3 weeks
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