RT Journal Article
T1 The Effect of Proprioception Training on Pain Intensity in Thumb Basal Joint Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
A1 Cantero-Téllez, Raquel
A1 Pérez-Cruzado, David Francisco
A1 Villafañe, Jorge Hugo
A1 García-Orza, Santiago
A1 Naughton, Nancy
A1 Valdes, Kristin
K1 Pies -- Lesiones y heridas
AB A randomized controlled trial of forty-five females over 18 years of age with diagnosisof thumb basal osteoarthritis in their dominant hand and with a minimum pain rating of 4/10 onthe Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) during activities of daily living (ADLs) were recruited from Marchto June 2021. The group receiving proprioception training was compared to routine conservativephysiotherapy treatment. The main purpose of this clinical trial is to test the effect of proprioceptiontraining on pain intensity in subjects with thumb osteoarthritis. Primary outcome was joint positionsense (JPS) for the assessment of CMC proprioception and secondary outcomes were Visual AnalogueScale (VAS) and Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) for the assessment of patientsatisfaction and the Quick-DASH which assessed upper limb function. A block randomization wascarried out for the control group (n = 22) and experimental group (n = 23). Participants and evaluatorwere blinded to the group assignment. Proprioception training produced a statistically significantreduction in pain post intervention, but this reduction was small (d = 0.1) at the 3-month follow-up.JPS accuracy demonstrated statistically significant differences between the groups (p = 0.001) postintervention and at the 3-month follow-up (p < 0.003). Statistically significant differences betweenmeans were found in both the Quick-Dash and COPM post intervention (both, p < 0.001), as well asat the 3-month follow-up (both, p < 0.001). There was a significant time factor for the reduction ofpain intensity over time but effect sizes between groups was small at the 3-month follow-up period.Proprioceptive training improves thumb JPS accuracy; however, it does not contribute to a reductionin pain intensity in the long term. The inclusion of a proprioceptive program may be beneficial forimproving individuals with thumb CMC OA sensorimotor performance.
PB IOAP-MPDI
YR 2022
FD 2022-03-17
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/24174
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/24174
LA eng
NO Cantero-Téllez R, Pérez-Cruzado D, Villafañe JH, García-Orza S, Naughton N, Valdes K. The Effect of Proprioception Training on Pain Intensity in Thumb Basal Joint Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(6):3592. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063592
NO His research was partially funded by University of Málaga Spain. Partial funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 22 ene 2026