Effectiveness of Mirror Therapy in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

The patient shall be seated in a chair with a table in front of him/her. On the table there is a mirror in the sagittal plane between the two upper extremities. The affected hand will be behind the mirror, without visibility, while the hand without symptoms will be reflected laterally in the mirror. Thus, the mirror will reflect the movements of the unaffected side as if these movements were executed with the affected side. During the procedure, patients will be instructed to concentrate on the hand reflected in the mirror.

Participants will perform the same exercise protocol with the unaffected hand and without the use of a mirror.