Zain-ul Abbas, Ashfaq Ahmad, Syed Ijaz Ahmed Burq, Syed Amir Gilani, Muhammad Salman Bashir, Rabiya Noor.
Association of Length and Muscle Strength of Thumb with Thumb Pain among Manual Physical Therapists.
J Med Sci Jan ;26(3):250-3.

Objectives: To find out association of length and muscle strength of thumb with thumb pain among manual physical therapists. Material and Methods: A Self-administered questionnaire based cross-sectional survey was undertaken to detect the association of thumb pain among 74 physical therapists at different hospitals and clinics of Lahore, Pakistan from Jan 2017 to June 2017. The length of the thumb was measured using inch tape. The push force of thumb was measured using pinch gauge. The data was collected and analyzed statistically by SPSS software 20. Results: Odds greater than 1 (>1) means the chances of thumb pain is greater as compared to no thumb pain. Variables like Length of thumb, Force applied by right thumb & both thumbs on gauge have high odds and they have high effect on thumb pain. Force applied by left thumb below 1 (<1) odds is having less contribution in thumb pain. Conclusion: Length of the thumb, force of right and both thumb, are associated with thumb pain. Other variables and force of left thumb are not associated with thumb pain.

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