title: Reliability and efficacy of the new massage technique on the treatment in the patients with carpal tunnel syndrome.
abstract: We aimed to bring a more understandable and applicable technique to the literature instead of "massage therapy" in CTS. We compared our new technique with the splint wear, of which the efficacy in CTS has been proven with many studies. Eighty-four patients between 31 and 65 years of age were included in the study. The patients were divided into two equal groups. In the first group, splint and "Madenci" hand massage technique were applied, and in the second group only splint was applied. A splint was provided for all patients with tendon and nerve gliding exercises, and also when needed analgesic drugs were given. When the pretreatment and posttreatment parameters were compared via repetitive measurement analysis, it was found that PGA and MDPGA were significantly decreased in both groups (P = 0.001), whereas grip strength was significantly increased (P = 0.001). While no statistically significant difference was found between the groups regarding pretreatment values (P > 0.05), the posttreatment PGA, MDPGA, and grip strength scores were significantly improved in Group I compared to Group II (P < 0.05). To the best our knowledge, the present study is the first and largest study in the literature conducted on the massage technique that will contribute to the treatment of CTS. As this new massage technique is easy for self-application, cheap, and practical, every patient with CTS can apply the massage to him/herself easily.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ercan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Madenci
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Altindag
authors.forename: Irfan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Koca
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gur
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000294:innervation / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018737:Hand Strength; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011446:Prospective Studies; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013165:Splints; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics