Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 11 , Pages 1429-1435 , November 2007

Efficacy of a Fabricated Customized Splint and Tendon and Nerve Gliding Exercises for the Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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  • Teresa L. Brininger, SP, USA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to MAJ Teresa L. Brininger, PhD, OTR, CHT, United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, 15 Kansas St, Bldg 42, Natick, MA 01760
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  • Joan C. Rogers, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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  • Margo B. Holm, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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  • Nancy A. Baker, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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  • Zong-Ming Li, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Hand Research Laboratory, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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  • Robert J. Goitz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.

  • Image Result

    Fabricated splint placed the wrist and MCP joints in a neutral position and was worn by neutral wrist and MCP and the neutral wrist and MCP-exercise groups.

    Fabricated splint placed the wrist and MCP joints in a neutral position and was worn by neutral wrist and MCP and the neutral wrist and MCP-exercise groups.

  • Image Result

    Off-the-shelf, wrist cock-up splint worn by the wrist cock-up and wrist cock-up-exercise groups.

    Off-the-shelf, wrist cock-up splint worn by the wrist cock-up and wrist cock-up-exercise groups.

  • Image Result

    Trial profile. Abbreviations: NW, neutral wrist; WCU, wrist cock-up; X, exercise.

    Trial profile. Abbreviations: NW, neutral wrist; WCU, wrist cock-up; X, exercise.

 Supported by the School of Health and Rehabilitation Science Development Fund, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, PA.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(07)01337-8

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.07.019

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 11 , Pages 1429-1435 , November 2007

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