Abstract
Objectives: To compare the effect of ultrasound versus nerve gliding on hand grip strength in treatment of patients with cubital tunnel syndrome.
Design: Pretest posttest experimental design using random sampling.
Setting: Cairo University,cairo, Egypt.
Subjects: forty subjects with Cubital tunnel syndrome.
Intervention: Participants were randomly subdivided into two matched groups, the first group was the group A who received ultrasound therapy combined with rigid elbow night splint as three session/week, the second group was the group B who received nerve gliding combined with rigid elbow night splint as three session/week. Both groups treated for six consecutive weeks.
Main measures: Clinical assessment of hand grip strength by hand held dynamometer pre and post treatment.
Results: Group B showed significantly more improvement in hand grip strength than group A.
Conclusion: nerve gliding technique in treating patients suffering from cubital tunnel syndrome is more effective than ultrasound therapy on hand grip strength.