Effectiveness of Muscle Energy Technique versus Strain Counter Strain Technique in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Patients - A Prospective Comparative Study
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M70-M79- Other soft tissue disorders
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/06/043391
- Lead Sponsor
- Datta Meghe Institue of Medical Sciences Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Participants between age of 45-65 years with acutely affected carpal tunnel syndrome are included in the study . Both male and female are included in the study and individuals with CTS symptoms such as pain, paresthesia, tingling and/or numbness along the median nerve level in the hand (the radial side of the fourth finger and the first three radial digits). Positive Phalen, compression and Tinelâ??s tests were also performed on the patients.Participants willing to participate in study with the informed consent form
Participants with pronator teres Syndromes , co-occurring disorders with cervicobrachial syndrome , anterior interosseous nerve syndrome , other median nerve entrapment syndromes , and psychologically Compromised patient
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Visual Analogue ScaleTimepoint: All the outcome measures assessed pre-intervention i.e. on 1st day and post-intervention i.e. on 4th week
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Goniometer The Boston <br/ ><br>2. Questionnaire <br/ ><br>3. Michigan hand outcomeTimepoint: All the outcome measures assessed pre-intervention i.e. on 1st day and post-intervention i.e. on 4th week