Comparative Efficacy of Routine Physical Therapy with and without Neuromobilization in the Treatment of Patients with Mild to Moderate Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Table 3
Inter- and intragroup comparison between routine physical therapy and neuromobilization groups for the selected parameters after 6 weeks of intervention.
Routine physical therapy group
Neuromobilization group
value for between the group difference
Pretreatment
After 3rd week
After 6 weeks
value
Pretreatment
After 3rd week
After 6 weeks
value
Flexion
<0.001
63.70 ± 4.22
<0.001
0.05
Extension
<0.001
<0.001
0.007
Radial dev.
<0.001
<0.001
0.461
Ulnar dev.
<0.001
<0.001
0.626
Flexor strength
<0.001
<0.001
0.432
Extensor strength
<0.001
<0.001
0.458
Radial dev. strength
<0.001
<0.001
0.358
Ulnar dev. strength
<0.001
<0.001
0.358
Pain at NPRS
<0.001
<0.001
0.034
SSS index
<0.001
<0.001
0.048
FSS index
<0.001
<0.001
0.017
BCTQ index
<0.001
<0.001
0.022
BMI: body mass index; SSS: symptom severity scale; FSS: functional status scale; BCTQ: Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire; Dev.: deviation.
