Overview
PURPOSE: To investigate the effect of adding Shock wave therapy to kinesio taping on relieving carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms in physical therapist females.
BACKGROUND: shockwave therapy is a popular non-invasive therapeutic modality in the medical field for the treatment of numerous musculoskeletal disorders. Shockwaves can generate interstitial and extracellular responses, producing many beneficial effects such as: pain relief, vascularization, protein biosynthesis, cell proliferation, neuro and chondroprotection, and destruction of calcium deposits in musculoskeletal structures. shockwave combined with conventional physiotherapy is an effective noninvasive treatment for mild-to-moderate carpal tunnel syndrome that produces greater and longer-lasting results than conventional physiotherapy alone HYPOTHESES: Adding Shock wave therapy to kinesio taping has positive effects on carpal tunnel syndrome in physical therapist females.
RESEARCH QUESTION: Does adding Shock wave therapy to kinesio taping has positive effects on carpal tunnel syndrome in physical therapist females?
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients aged between 20 and 40 years
- diagnosed as having mild and moderate carpal tunnel syndrome through clinical parameters and nerve conduction studies (NCSs),
Exclusion Criteria:
- Having any systemic diseases such as renal failure, peptic ulcer, diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, coagulopathy, inflammatory rheumatic disease, having a cardiac pacemaker, cervical radiculopathy, polyneuropathy or brachial plexopathy, systemic corticosteroid use, fracture or trauma history in the forearm and wrist pregnancy and lactation, having received a carpal tunnel syndrome surgery, thoracic outlet syndrome or severe carpal tunnel syndrome.