ABSTRACT
The Effectiveness of the
FLEXTEND ® in
the Treatment of Carpal Tunnel
Syndrome
Janine M. Boyer, Adam C. Laraway,
Gregory S. Milles
Advisors: John Medeiros, PT, PhD
and Jay Salzman, PT
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) has
been defined as a compression neuropathy of the median
nerve at the wrist. Carpal tunnel syndrome,
the most common repetitive motion disorder, is on
the rise in the United States. As health care costs
continue to increase, the need for effective treatment
of CTS becomes of paramount importance. Currently,
there is no gold standard treatment for CTS that
has proven to effectively and consistently treat
the symptoms of CTS.
The FLEXTEND ® is a product which proponents
claim relieves the signs and symptoms associated
with CTS.
STUDY PROTOCOL: 1) Twenty-six hands were
randomly divided into either a Control group
or FLEXTEND ® Treatment
group.
2) Eight hands, already
under the care of a physician, were assigned
to a Medical Intervention group.
Each
hand was measured for the following:
1) Grip strength
2)
Visual
analog pain scale
3)
Phalen's Test
4)
Reverse
Phalen's Test
5)
A Self-Administered
Questionnaire for the Assessment of Severity
of Symptoms and Functional Status in Carpal
Tunnel Syndrome.
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