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The Effect of Splints in Pregnant Women With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Turkey (Türkiye)41 participantsStarted 2022-02-01

Plain-language summary

It is aimed to compare the effect of two different splints on carpal tunnel syndrome in pregnant individuals after 4 weeks of use.

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Age range18 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Being in the last trimester of pregnancy, * Having a diagnosis of CTS, * Positive Tinnel and Phalen tests, * Pain, tenderness, and numbness symptoms in the median nerve neurodynamic test, * pain of at least 4 severity according to VAS, * Edema due to pregnancy Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals in the 1st or 2nd trimester of pregnancy, * Those with pain complaints below 4 according to VAS, * Those with a history of CTS before pregnancy, * Those who had undergone surgery in the hand-wrist region * Those diagnosed with cervical disc herniation