An interventional study of manual lymphatic drainage (massage) and Splint treatment in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Electrophysical Evaluation and Manual Lymphatic Drainage, sponsored by Selcuk University. Completed at 1 site in Turkey. Open to participants aged 20 Years to 55 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-07-06.
Sponsored by Selcuk University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
When the other usage areas of the manual lymphatic drainage technique in the literature, except for the treatment of lymphedema, were examined recently, it was seen that it was also applied in orthopedic and neurological cases in a limited number of studies. The aim of our study is to investigate the effectiveness of manual lymphatic drainage on clinical and electrophysiological findings in carpal tunnel syndrome
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Other: manual lymphatic drainage (massage) · Other: Splint treatment
Other: Splint treatment
Patients will begin treatment with manual lymphatic drainage in the affected extremity. In this context, while the patients are in the supine hook position, lymph drainage will be applied first to the neck and then to the abdomen. After the stimulation of the central lymph nodes, the lymph circulation will be increased by stimulating the axillary lymph nodes of the relevant region. First, the proximal part will be drained and it will be advanced towards the distal. Drainage will be repeated depending on the edema at the distal forearm-wrist level.
The splint routinely given to patients diagnosed with mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome will be given to both groups in these patients
pressure pain threshold
Each evaluation will be repeated 3 times with 10 seconds between measurements, and the data will be recorded by taking the average of the last two measurements (15). The patients will be evaluated by measuring the transverse carpal ligament, radioulnar joint and extensor digitorum muscle with an algometer before and at the end of the treatment. measurements will be recorded in kg/cm2
Time frame: 15 minutes
Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire (BCTQ)
BCTQ, a self-report measure of CTS, evaluates two domains: 1. The symptom severity scale (BCTQSS) has 11 items that assess pain, paresthesia, and weakness. 2. The functional status scale (BCTQ-FS) evaluates the ability to perform manual activities with 8 items. Each item evaluates the increasing severity of symptoms or difficulty with a high score.
Time frame: 10 minutes
Electrodiagnostic evaluation
Median motor nerve latency, median motor nerve conduction velocity, compound muscle action potential amplitude will be measured at both levels. Median sensory nerve conduction studies will be performed by antidromic recording with a superficial electrode from the 3rd finger and a stimulus will be given from the wrist 14 cm proximal. Median sensory nerve latency, median sensory nerve conduction velocity and sensory nerve action potential will be calculated for both applications. nerve potentials will be calculated in m/sec
Time frame: 15 minutes
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