@mastersthesis {58670, title = {EFFECT OF MYOFASCIAL RELEASE ON CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME DURING PREGNANCY}, year = {2014}, abstract = {

This study was conducted to examine the effect of myofascial release on carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) during pregnancy. Thirty pregnant women had CTS, their age ranged from 25-35 years, were selected from the Obstetric Out-patient Clinic, El-Sahel Teaching Hospital and were participated in this study. All pregnant women were assigned randomly into two groups equal in number, Group (A) control group: was worn natural wrist splint while sleeping for four weeks. And group (B) study group: they received myofascial release in addition to natural wrist splint for 4 weeks.
Evaluations of all pregnant women in both groups (A\&B) were done before starting and after the end of the study (4 weeks), through Phalen{\textquoteright}s test, median nerve distal motor latency (DML) and Boston carpal tunnel questionnaire to assess pain, numbness \& tingling sensation severity and hand function. The results of this study showed that statistically significant decrease (P\< 0.001) in numbness \& tingling sensation severity in group (A) as well as group (B). A statistically significant decrease (P\< 0.001) in median nerve DML, pain intensity and weakness \&difficulty in grasping severity in group (B), while group (A) showed statistically non-significant decrease (P\> 0.05) in median nerve DML, pain intensity, numbness \& tingling sensation severity and weakness \& difficulty in grasping severity. Comparison between both groups (A\&B) before starting the study reveals statistically non-significant difference between them. While after the end of the study, there was statistically significance decrease (P\< 0.001) in median nerve DML, pain intensity, numbness \& tingling sensation severity and weakness \& difficulty in grasping severity, which in favor to group (B). Accordingly, it could be concluded that myofascial release is considered safe, non-invasive and simple method for decreasing pain intenisty, numbness \& tingling sesation severity and improve the hand function in CTS during pregnancy.
Key words: Carpal tunnel syndrome, Myofascial release, Boston carpal tunnel questionnaire, Median nerve distal motor latency.

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