RT Journal Article
T1 Clinical effects of proprioceptive thumb exercise for individuals with carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial.
A1 Cantero-Téllez, Raquel
A1 Algar, Lori A.
A1 Valdes, Kristin
A1 Naughton, Nancy
K1 Artrosis
K1 Dedos
AB Introduction: Thumb CMC joint OA is a common diagnosis. Currently there is no evidence available tounder if proprioceptive neuromuscular training is an effective intervention for this population.Purpose of the study: To establish the effectiveness of a proprioceptive training program as a complemen tary therapy for patients with thumb CMC joint OA.Methods: Standard conservative thumb CMC joint OA treatments were received by both the control(n = 26) and experimental groups (n = 26) for a period of 12 weeks. The experimental group received aproprioceptive training program during the same intervention period. Outcome measures included sever ity of pain with activity according to the numerical rating scale (NRS), QuickDASH, Canadian OccupationalPerformance Measure (COPM), and proprioception via joint position sense (JPS).Results: Fifty-two females participated in the study. Both the experimental and control group made bothclinically and statistically significant changes in the mean VAS and COPM scores over time. Only theexperimental group achieved a statistically and clinically significant change in JPS error score over time.Discussion: Experimental group achieved a statistically significant change in JPS over time in concordancewith previous investigations. Changes in pain scores differed from prior investigations and the between group comparison was not statistically significant. Changes in the Quick DASH was similar to previousfindings.Conclusion: Proprioceptive training in addition to a traditional rehabilitation program decreased errorscores on the joint position sense test.
YR 2022
FD 2022-08-23
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/29409
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/29409
LA eng
NO Cantero-Téllez, R., Algar, L. A., Valdes, K. A., & Naughton, N. (2022). Clinical effects of proprioceptive thumb exercise for individuals with carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Hand Therapy, 35(3), 358–366.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026