Trial reportHand (New York, N.Y.)2023
Effectiveness of Tendon and Nerve Gliding Exercises in the Treatment of Patients With Mild Idiopathic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Comparative Effects of Sensory Re-education and Neural Mobilization in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Patients
Comparative Effects of Kaltenborn Versus Mulligan Mobilisation on Pain, Disability and Hand Function in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Effect of Fascial Mobilization Therapy on Pain, Grip Strength and Manual Dexterity in Patients With Postpartum Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
The Effect of Exercises on the Shear Wave Velocity of the Median Nerve and the 3rd FDS in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Clinical effectiveness of Finger gliding Exercise for patients with trigger fingers receiving steroid injection: a Randomized Clinical Trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Comparison of high- and low-dose radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy in carpal tunnel syndrome.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2025Trial
- Case Report: Ultrasound-guided nerve mobilization and rehabilitation for non-traumatic posterior interosseous nerve palsy associated with a ganglion cyst.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review.Cureus · 2025Review
- Carpal tunnel syndrome in primary care.Singapore medical journal · 2025Article
- Comparison of Effects of Ultrasound Therapy and Nerve-Gliding Techniques on Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2024Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThere is limited evidence regarding the efficacy of different treatment options in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). This study aimed at assessing the effectiveness of nerve and tendon gliding exercises in the treatment of patients with mild CTS.
methodsThe current prospective, randomized trial with pretest-posttest design was conducted on 80 patients with mild CTS randomly assigned to 2 groups. The treatment group was instructed to perform gliding exercises in addition to the wrist splint use. The control group only used the wrist splint. All the patients were instructed to use the splint at night and during the day if required. Patients were evaluated in terms of clinical parameters (ie, grip and pinch strength). The severity of symptoms and functional status was also determined using the Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire. The subjects were followed up for 6 weeks.
resultsThere were no significant differences in all parameters between groups. The pretest-posttest analysis showed a statistically significant improvement in subjective and objective parameters in the treatment group. However, in the control group, only a significant improvement was observed in grip strength. Wrist splint use led to a significant change in the severity of symptoms only over the second week.
conclusionsBoth gliding exercise and wrist splint groups showed some improvement in the severity of symptoms and functional status scores. However, the gliding exercises did not offer additional benefit compared with wrist splint alone.
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