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The purpose of this study was to determine whether sensorimotor
abnormalities are detectable in asymptomatic individuals deemed at risk of
developing carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) METHODS: Seventeen individuals deemed at
risk of developing CTS and 16 asymptomatic individuals deemed to be at minimal
risk of developing CTS participated. Nerve conduction velocity, two-point
discrimination ability, pressure acuity, Purdue Pegboard Test performance and
tracking error and tracking variance on a manual tracking task performed at two
different speeds were measured in all participants and compared between the
groups. RESULTS: None of the measures of nerve conduction, sensory perception, or
Purdue Pegboard task performance were different between the groups. The error in
the manual tracking tasks was significantly different between the groups, where
the at-risk group demonstrated more error than the control group. CONCLUSION:
These results suggest that manual tracking tasks may be useful in the
identification of those individuals at risk of developing CTS before they develop
any measurable sensorimotor impairment.
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