Effect of median nerve neuromobilization on functional status in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome: a double blinded randomized control trial Authors Muhammad Junaid Ijaz School of Physiotherapy, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan Hossein Karimi University Institute of Physical Therapy, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan Syed Amir Gillani University Institute of Physical Therapy, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan Ashfaq Ahmad University Institute of Physical Therapy, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan Muhammad Asad Chaudhary Shalamar School of Allied Health Sciences, Shalamar Institute of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.2212 Abstract Objective: To measure additional benefits of neuromobilisation along with conventional treatment in improving the functional status in patients having carpal tunnel syndrome. Method: The prospective, double-blind randomised controlled trial was conducted from August 2018 to June 2019 at the Physiotherapy outdoor clinic of Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan, and comprised patients of either gender aged 20-45 years with <3-month history of carpal tunnel syndrome. The patients were randomised into control group 1 and experimental group 2. Group 1 received conservative treatment including ultrasound therapy, wrist splinting, and tendon-gliding exercises, while Group 2 additionally received neuromobilisation. Functional limitation was measured using the Functional Status Scale and the Symptom Severity Scale of the Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire. Patients had 2 sessions per week for 6 weeks. Clinical data was noted at baseline, after 3 weeks of treatment and finally at the end of the 6-week intervention. Data was analysed using SPSS 21. Results: Of the 66 patients, there were 33(50%) in Group 1; 3(9.1%) males, 30(90.9%) females, overall mean age 37.79 ±5.91 years. The remaining 33(50%) were in Group 2; 2(6.1%) males, 31(93.9%) females, overall mean age 35.58 ±7.15 years. Both the groups showed significant improvement (p <0.05), but the addition of neuromobilisation in Group 2 showed better results compared to Group 1(p<0.05). Conclusion: The addition of neuromobilisation to routine physical therapy was found to have significantly decreased the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome and improved the functional status of the patients. Key Words: Functional status, Carpal tunnel syndrome, Neuromobilisation. Downloads Full Text Article Published 2022-04-05 How to Cite Ijaz, M. J., Karimi, H., Gillani, S. A., Ahmad, A. ., & Chaudhary, M. A. (2022). Effect of median nerve neuromobilization on functional status in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome: a double blinded randomized control trial. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 72(4), 605–609. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.2212 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 72 No. 4 (2022): APRIL Section Research Article