J 2019

Effect of vacuum-compression therapy for carpal tunnel syndrome as a part of physiotherapy - pilot study

PODĚBRADSKÁ, Radana, Miroslav JANURA, Jaroslav PRŮCHA, Martin NEVRLÝ, Milan ELFMARK et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Effect of vacuum-compression therapy for carpal tunnel syndrome as a part of physiotherapy - pilot study

Name in Czech

Využití vakuově-kompresní terapie v léčbě syndromu karpálního tunelu jako součást fyzioterapie - pilotní studie

Authors

PODĚBRADSKÁ, Radana (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Miroslav JANURA, Jaroslav PRŮCHA (203 Czech Republic), Martin NEVRLÝ, Milan ELFMARK (203 Czech Republic) and Eduard MINKS (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Česká a slovenská neurologie a neurochirurgie, Praha, Česká lékařská společnost J. E. Purkyně, 2019, 1210-7859

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30200 3.2 Clinical medicine

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 0.377

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14510/19:00109846

Organization unit

Faculty of Sports Studies

DOI

UT WoS

000472881100017

Keywords (in Czech)

syndrom karpálního tunelu; kinezioterapie; vakuum-kompresní terapie

Keywords in English

carpal tunnel syndrome; kinesiotherapy; vacuum-compression therapy

Tags

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 8/6/2020 14:40, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová

Abstract

V originále

Aims: The aim of this pilot study was to assess effect of combined kinesiotherapy and vacuum-compression therapy in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. Methods: Ten patients (six women and four men, average age 55 ± 12.7 years) with a total of 18 hands, indicated for the surgical treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome underwent six individual kinesiotherapy sessions and ten applications of vacuum-compression therapy. The effect of the intervention was evaluated by electromyography and a visual analogue scale. Results: After the therapy, electromyography did not show a statistically significant difference in distal motor latency, sensory nerve action potential, and sensory conduction velocity of the nervus medianus. However, the visual analogue scale decreased significantly (P = 0.001). A statistically significant relationship was found after the therapy between the visual analogue scale score and the distal motor latency (r = 0.646, P = 0.005). Conclusions: After the therapy consisting of kinesiotherapy and vacuum-compression therapy, the typical symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome decreased. We found great inter-individual differences in measurable parameters of the manifestations of carpal tunnel syndrome. Additionally, none of the patients opted for surgical treatment even one year after finishing the therapy.