Awad, M., Mohamed, M., Mohamed, S. (2022). Efficacy of Manual Therapy Interventions on Symptoms Severity and Functional Status in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 10(32), 160-170. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2022.164830.1434
Magda Kamal Awad; Mona Abdullah Mohamed; Samah Mahmoud Mohamed. "Efficacy of Manual Therapy Interventions on Symptoms Severity and Functional Status in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome". Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 10, 32, 2022, 160-170. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2022.164830.1434
Awad, M., Mohamed, M., Mohamed, S. (2022). 'Efficacy of Manual Therapy Interventions on Symptoms Severity and Functional Status in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome', Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 10(32), pp. 160-170. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2022.164830.1434
Awad, M., Mohamed, M., Mohamed, S. Efficacy of Manual Therapy Interventions on Symptoms Severity and Functional Status in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 2022; 10(32): 160-170. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2022.164830.1434
Efficacy of Manual Therapy Interventions on Symptoms Severity and Functional Status in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Lecturer of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt
Abstract
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) represents the most common compressive mono-neuropathy of the upper limbs and leads to significant disability. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of manual therapy interventions on symptoms severity and functional status in patients with CTS. Design: A pretest and post-test quasi-experimental research design was used. Setting: This study was conducted in Outpatient Clinic of departments of Brain and Neurology, affiliated to Zagazig University Hospitals. Sample: A Purposive sample of 50 adult patients with diagnosis of mild to moderate CTS. Tools: A Structured Interview Questionnaire for Patients with Carpel Tunnel Syndrome, Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire (BCTQ), and Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE) Questionnaire. Results: There was significant improvement in symptoms severity and functional status post- manual therapy interventions with mean scores 58.18 ± 15.0 & 33.9 ± 10.21 respectively at p- value < 0.001. There was a highly statistically significant difference regarding patient-rated wrist evaluation at pre- and post-manual therapy interventions with mean scores 70.17 ± 11.97& 30.92 ± 9.13 respectively at p- value < 0.001. Conclusion: According to the study findings, it can be concluded that application of manual therapy interventions for patients with CTS had a statistically significant effect on improving symptoms severity, functional status, wrist pain, and functional disability in activities of daily living, which supported the proposed hypotheses. Recommendations: Further research on larger probability sample is recommended to compare different combinations of manual therapy interventions in management of CTS.