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Effect of myofascial release on electrophysiological and clinical measures of pregnant women with carpal tunnel syndrome
 
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Department of Physical Therapy for Woman’s Health, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
 
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Department of Biomechanics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
 
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
 
 
Submission date: 2019-01-11
 
 
Acceptance date: 2019-01-30
 
 
Publication date: 2019-03-25
 
 
Physiother Quart. 2019;27(1):18-24
 
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Introduction:
To explore the effect of myofascial release on electrophysiological and clinical measures of pregnant women with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).

Methods:
Randomized controlled trial. Overall, 30 pregnant women with CTS, aged 25–35 years, were randomized into 2 equal groups. The control group only wore a neutral wrist splint during sleeping for 4 weeks, while the study group received a myofascial release in addition to wearing a neutral wrist splint during sleeping for 4 weeks. All pregnant women in both groups were evaluated pre- and post-treatment with median nerve distal motor latency and Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire to assess pain, numbness, and tingling sensation severity, as well as hand function.

Results:
Comparing both groups post-treatment revealed that there was a statistically highly significant decrease in median nerve distal motor latency, pain intensity, numbness, and tingling sensation severity, as well as in weakness and difficulty in grasping severity (p < 0.001) in favour of the study group.

Conclusions:
Myofascial release is an effective method for improving electrophysiological and clinical measures of pregnant women with CTS.

ISSN:2544-4395
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