TITLE:
Hand Function among Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
AUTHORS:
Israa Anwar, Afshan Ameer, Shehryar Azam, Mehwish Khalid, Hafiz Muhammad Asim
KEYWORDS:
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire, Hand Function
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation,
Vol.7 No.4,
November
29,
2019
ABSTRACT: Background: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
is the compression of the median nerve in carpal tunnel of wrist which leads to
the typical symptoms of numbness, paresthesia and sometimes pain in the
patient’s hand. The symptoms are usually sensed in the first three radial
fingers and the lateral side of the ring finger because these areas are
innervated by the median nerve. Objective: To assess hand
function among patient with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS). Methods: This was a descriptive study in which 41 subjects (27 females and 14
males) were included from Ghurki trust teaching hospital, Lahore and Shalamar
hospital, Lahore (from August 2018 to October 2018) according to inclusion
criteria. Samples were collected according to WHO (World Health Organization)
calculator. Hand function was measured with Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire
(BCTQ). Results: Majority of the patients with CTS fell into mild functional severity and
mild symptom severity. The mean score for functional severity was 2.34 and for
symptom severity it was 2.97. Conclusion: Activities of daily
living such as grasping, writing, gripping and carrying objects were affected
by the symptoms of pain, numbness, tingling and weakness in the patients
suffering from CTS.