Preoperative Pain Neuroscience Education in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

"Single session of pain neuroscience education a week prior to surgery, of an individual character, lasting approximately 30 minutes, performed by a physiotherapist trained. The main contents addressed in the educational session were: neurophysiological aspects of pain, biopsychosocial aspects of pain, concept of peripheral and central sensitization, using audio-visual support, examples and metaphors for a better understanding by the patient, as reported in previous studies.~This treatment was combined with a hand therapy session seven days after the surgery, verbal and written instruction was given to the patients to perform exercises at home of active sliding of the digital flexor tendon, active opposition of the thumb and active range of flexion and extension of the wrist."

This treatment was combined with a hand therapy session seven days after the surgery, verbal and written instruction was given to the patients to perform exercises at home of active sliding of the digital flexor tendon, active opposition of the thumb and active range of flexion and extension of the wrist.