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The Effect of Proprioception Training on Pain Intensity in Thumb Basal Joint Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial Cantero-Téllez, Raquel Pérez-Cruzado, David Francisco Villafañe, Jorge Hugo García-Orza, Santiago Naughton, Nancy Valdes, Kristin Pies -- Lesiones y heridas A randomized controlled trial of forty-five females over 18 years of age with diagnosis of thumb basal osteoarthritis in their dominant hand and with a minimum pain rating of 4/10 on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) during activities of daily living (ADLs) were recruited from March to June 2021. The group receiving proprioception training was compared to routine conservative physiotherapy treatment. The main purpose of this clinical trial is to test the effect of proprioception training on pain intensity in subjects with thumb osteoarthritis. Primary outcome was joint position sense (JPS) for the assessment of CMC proprioception and secondary outcomes were Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) for the assessment of patient satisfaction and the Quick-DASH which assessed upper limb function. A block randomization was carried out for the control group (n = 22) and experimental group (n = 23). Participants and evaluator were blinded to the group assignment. Proprioception training produced a statistically significant reduction 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 between means were found in both the Quick-Dash and COPM post intervention (both, p < 0.001), as well as at the 3-month follow-up (both, p < 0.001). There was a significant time factor for the reduction of pain 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 reduction in pain intensity in the long term. The inclusion of a proprioceptive program may be beneficial for improving individuals with thumb CMC OA sensorimotor performance. 2022-05-23T09:32:48Z 2022-05-23T09:32:48Z 2022-05-23T09:32:48Z 2022-03-17 journal article 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 https://hdl.handle.net/10630/24174 10.3390/ijerph19063592 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ open access Atribución 4.0 Internacional IOAP-MPDI