Background/Objectives: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), a median mononeuropathy from nerve compression in the wrist's carpal tunnel, will be studied to compare self-myofascial carpal ligament stretching plus conventional physical therapy versus physical therapy alone for pain reduction and function improvement in stage I/II CTS patients. Methods: Thirty-six eligible stage I/II CTS patients will be randomized (18/group). The experimental group will receive self-myofascial stretching + conventional therapy; controls will get conventional therapy only. Treatment will last 6 weeks; outcomes will be assessed via Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire and Visual Analogue Scale.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
36
self-myofascial stretching exercise
conventional physical therapy treatment, including exercises
Awh special college
Calicut, India
Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire
Used to assess the function of carpals
Time frame: 6 weeks
Visual Analogue Scale
Involves asking participants to rate their current level of pain on a scale from 0= No pain to 10= maximum pain is felt.
Time frame: 6 weeks
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