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ArticleJournal of personalized medicine2024

How Does Nerve Mechanical Interface Treatment Impact Pre-Surgical Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Patients? A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Mar Hernández-Secorún, Hugo Abenia-Benedí, María Orosia Lucha-López, María Durán-Serrano, Javier Sami Hamam-Alcober, John Krauss, César Hidalgo-García

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Article in Journal of personalized medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors.

Mar Hernández-SecorúnUnidad de Investigación en Fisioterapia, Faculty of Health Science, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9678-3449
Hugo Abenia-BenedíUnidad de Investigación en Fisioterapia, Faculty of Health Science, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.
María Orosia Lucha-LópezUnidad de Investigación en Fisioterapia, Faculty of Health Science, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9930-3903
María Durán-SerranoUnit of Reconstructive Surgery of the Locomotor System, Hand-Microsurgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.
Javier Sami Hamam-AlcoberUnit of Reconstructive Surgery of the Locomotor System, Hand-Microsurgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4746-2395
John KraussSchool of Health Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48363, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4694-2322
César Hidalgo-GarcíaUnidad de Investigación en Fisioterapia, Faculty of Health Science, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7667-2178

Funding

Government of Aragón (Spain) BOA20201210014
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCarpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) presents a high burden on the healthcare system. However, no alternative treatments are provided during the waiting period. In addition, the incidence of severe patients with comorbidities is underestimated. The aim of this study was to determine whether nerve mechanical interface treatment improves the symptoms, function, and quality of life in pre-surgical CTS patients.

methodsA randomized controlled trial and intention-to-treat analysis were carried out. Forty-two patients with an electrodiagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome, included on the surgery waiting list of a public healthcare system, were analyzed. The intervention group (

resultsThe intervention seems to be beneficial for the BCTQ score (function and symptoms scale), pain, and mechanosensitivity after treatment, at the 3 and 6 months follow-up (

conclusionsNerve mechanical interface treatment improved the symptoms, function, and quality of life in pre-surgical CTS patients. One hundred percent of the treated patients, characterized as moderate and severe CTS with associated comorbidities, were satisfied.

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carpal tunnel syndromeconservative treatmentphysical therapywaiting lists

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