Effect of carpal tunnel syndrome on grip and pinch strength compared with sex- and age-matched normative data.

Objective: To compare grip and pinch strength of individuals with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) to normative values before and after a combined splint/stretching intervention.

Methods: Data collected on grip and pinch strength on 124 subjects with CTS were compared to age- and sex-matched normative data.

Results: In general, our sample had significantly lower strength than the normative sample at baseline.

The comparative effectiveness of combined lumbrical muscle splints and stretches on symptoms and function in carpal tunnel syndrome.

Objective: To compare the effectiveness of an intensive lumbrical splint/stretch combination with 3 less intensive lumbrical splint/stretch combinations on carpal tunnel symptoms and function.

Design: Randomized Clinical Trial.

Setting: Outpatient hand therapy clinics.

The association between rheumatoid arthritis related structural changes in hands and computer keyboard operation.

Introduction: This cross-sectional study examined the effect of structural changes caused by rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on computer keyboarding style to provide insights on how changes may affect worker performance.

Method: Computer keyboarding styles, as measured by the keyboard-personal computer style instrument, were compared between 45 keyboard operators with RA and 29 without. A severity of structural changes score (SSCS) was assigned after recruitment by observing subjects' hands while operating a keyboard.