ULTRASOUND VERSUS NERVE GLIDING ON HAND GRIP STRENGTH IN CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Physical Therapy | ||
| Article 1, Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2021, Pages 1-5 PDF (250.97 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejpt.2020.40886.1013 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohamed Ragab Gaber* 1; Mohamed serag el_dein2 | ||
| 1Basic science department,Faculty of physical therapy,Cairo university,Cairo,Egypt | ||
| 2Basic science department,Faculty of physical therapy, Cairo university, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract Objectives: To compare the effect of ultrasound versus nerve gliding on hand grip strength in treatment of patients with cubital tunnel syndrome. Design: Pretest posttest experimental design using random sampling. Setting: Cairo University,cairo, Egypt. Subjects: forty subjects with Cubital tunnel syndrome. Intervention: Participants were randomly subdivided into two matched groups, the first group was the group A who received ultrasound therapy combined with rigid elbow night splint as three session/week, the second group was the group B who received nerve gliding combined with rigid elbow night splint as three session/week. Both groups treated for six consecutive weeks. Main measures: Clinical assessment of hand grip strength by hand held dynamometer pre and post treatment. Results: Group B showed significantly more improvement in hand grip strength than group A. Conclusion: nerve gliding technique in treating patients suffering from cubital tunnel syndrome is more effective than ultrasound therapy on hand grip strength. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| cubital tunnel syndrome; ultrasound therapy; nerve gliding; hand grip strength; night splint | ||
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