Effectiveness of Adding Kinesiotape to Rehabilitation program on pain and functional performance in patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Attiya, Doaa Ahmed; Fayaz, Nadia; Ibrahim, Mona Ibrahim

doi:10.21608/ejpt.2023.250442.1165

Effectiveness of Adding Kinesiotape to Rehabilitation program on pain and functional performance in patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ physiotherapist at dessouk general hospital

² Department of Physical Therapy for Musculoskeletal Disorders and its Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University.

³ Department of Physical Therapy for Musculoskeletal Disorders & its Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University.

10.21608/ejpt.2023.250442.1165

Abstract

Introduction: A large percentage of individuals are affected with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), a common nerve entrapment disorder. Carpal tunnel syndrome is linked to a higher frequency of missed work days as well as several health risks.
Purpose: is to investigate the effect of adding Kinesiotape to the physiotherapy rehabilitation program on pain, function, wrist ROM, hand grip strength and hand skills in individuals with carpal tunnel syndrome.
Methods: Thirty-six patients suffering from chronic carpal tunnel syndrome were recruited. They range in age from thirty to forty-five years. They were divided into Group A (control): received the physiotherapy rehabilitation program only. Group B (experimental): received Kinesiotaping added to the physiotherapy rehabilitation program. VAS was used for assessment of pain, a universal goniometer for ROM of wrist, a hand dynamometer for hand grip strength, and Moberg Pick-Up Test (MPUT) for hand skills. The Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire (BCTQ) is used to evaluate hand function.
Results: There was significant improvement in all clinical measures in both groups (p < 0.05). The experimental group showed a statistically significant improvement in wrist flexion ROM, wrist functional impairment, hand grip power, and pain intensity compared to the control group. There was a significant improvement in wrist extension ROM, wrist ulnar and radial deviation ROM and hand skills that were equivalent to the control group.
Conclusion: This study found that an effective way to improve wrist functional impairments, hand grip power, wrist flexion ROM, and pain intensity is to combine rehabilitation with Kinesiotaping.

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