Efectos sobre el dolor y la función de la terapia del espejo en el síndrome del túnel del carpo bilateral

Identifier:  TDX:2595

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TDX2595

Authors:  del Pozo Blanco, Olga

Abstract:
The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the effects on pain and function of mirror therapy in bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and also to observe the relationship between catastrophism associated with pain in the lesion and the effects of the technique. A total of 18 patients from the Trauma Service of the Manises Hospital of Valencia (Spain) participated in the clinical trial, which were randomly included between the mirror and placebo groups. Patients completed questionnaires to assess pain, function, and catastrophism associated with pain. During the eight weeks of the intervention, between investigator and home treatment, the subjects in the intervention group performed exercises with a mirror to have visual feedback, while those of the placebo performed with the mirror turned. After analyzing the collected datas, it was observed that those patients included in the mirror group showed a greater pain reduction than those who were in the placebo group. On the contrary, it was not evidenced that the mirror therapy had repercussion on the function. Similarly, catastrophism associated with pain was related to the perceived intensity of pain, but was not determinative of the effects of the technique studied. In conclusion, the results obtained help to broaden the treatment strategies commonly used in rehabilitation, as well as to deepen the catastrophism as a factor associated with pain in the carpal tunnel syndrome.