Comparison of Two Manual Therapy Programs, including Tendon Gliding Exercises as a Common Adjunct, While Managing the Participants with Chronic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Table 2
Pairwise comparison for the scores of outcomes within groups using paired t-test.
Outcomes
Outcomes scores (mean ± SD)
W3-W1
W4-W3
W4-W1
Baseline
3 week
4 week
t
t
t
NT group (n=15)
VAS
6.3 ± 0.65
1.95 ± 0.44
2.02 ± 0.49
22.62
0.001
−0.91
0.379
20.89
0.001
BCTQ
2.28 ± 0.32
1.29 ± 0.17
1.3 ± 0.15
14.26
0.001
−1.01
0.33
13.75
0.001
GS
17.08 ± 2.02
21.37 ± 3.28
21.26 ± 3.34
−10.12
0.001
0.87
0.398
−9.91
0.001
NCSa
5.54 ± 0.38
4.46 ± 0.43
4.48 ± 0.44
9.78
0.001
−1.94
0.073
9.41
0.001
NCSb
2.29 ± 0.38
1.45 ± 0.28
1.5 ± 0.28
8.68
0.001
−1.97
0.068
8.83
0.001
CBMT group (n=15)
VAS
6.2 ± 0.47
2.12 ± 0.58
2.3 ± 0.58
25.22
0.001
−2.82
0.014
23.71
0.001
BCTQ
2.3 ± 0.47
1.85 ± 0.57
1.88 ± 0.56
6.27
0.001
−0.52
0.613
4.86
0.001
GS
17.42 ± 1.2
21.39 ± 2.07
21.04 ± 2.06
−13.17
0.001
3.56
0.003
−11.75
0.001
NCSa
5.51 ± 0.32
4.85 ± 0.44
4.97 ± 0.49
7.67
0.001
−1.70
0.11
5.62
0.001
NCSb
2.33 ± 0.40
1.98 ± 0.43
2.0 ± 0.45
8.27
0.001
−0.76
0.461
3.98
0.001
W1: preintervention scores at baseline; W3: postintervention scores at 3 weeks; W4: Follow-up scores at one week post end of the intervention; SD: standard deviation; t: t-test statistics; : level of significance; Significant value if ; VAS: visual analogue scale; BCTQ: Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire; GS: grip strength; NCSa: nerve conduction study for median nerve; NCSb: nerve conduction study difference between median and ulnar nerve.
