title: Increased range of motion and decreased strength of the thumb in massage practitioners with thumb pain.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare the range of motion (ROM) and strength of the metacarpophalangeal (MP) and interphalangeal (IP) joints among massage practitioners with and without thumb pain and control subjects. Sixteen massage practitioners with thumb pain, 16 practitioners without thumb pain, and 16 control subjects participated in this study. ROM of flexion, extension, and abduction in the MP joint; ROM of flexion and extension in the IP joint of the thumb; strength of the flexor pollicis brevis (FPB), extensor pollicis brevis (EPB), abductor pollicis brevis, flexor pollicis longus (FPL), and extensor pollicis longus measured in all subjects. ROM of extension and abduction in the MP joint were significantly increased in massage practitioners with and without thumb pain compared with control subjects. ROM of extension in the IP joint was significantly increased in massage practitioners with thumb pain compared with those without thumb pain. The strength of the EPB and FPL muscle was significantly decreased in massage practitioners with thumb pain compared with those without thumb pain and control subjects, respectively. In addition, there was significantly increased EPB/FPB strength in massage practitioners without thumb pain compared to those with thumb pain and control subjects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Si-hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Oh-yun
authors.initials: OY
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Mi-ryung
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Yoon-shin
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008405:Massage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000502:physiology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology*; D013933:Thumb / Q000503:physiopathology; D055815:Young Adult
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