About this trial
This randomized controlled trial will investigate whether adding neurodynamic tensioning to a grip strengthening program provides additional improvements in hand grip strength in healthy adults. Sixty participants aged 18 to 40 years will be randomly assigned to two groups. Both groups will perform a standardized grip strengthening program for six weeks, three days per week. The experimental group will additionally receive neurodynamic tensioning exercises targeting the median and ulnar nerves. Hand grip strength will be assessed at baseline, week 3, and week 6. The study aims to determine whether neurodynamic tensioning provides additional benefit beyond grip strengthening alone.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Aged between 18 and 40 years.
Willing to participate voluntarily in the study.
No history of upper-extremity pain, injury, or surgery within the previous three months.
No diagnosed neurological, rheumatological, or systemic disease affecting the peripheral nervous system.
Disqualifiers
History of carpal tunnel syndrome, cervical radiculopathy, peripheral neuropathy, or upper-extremity entrapment neuropathy.
History of upper-extremity fracture or surgery within the previous six months.
Regular participation in grip strengthening exercises or intensive upper-extremity resistance training.
Use of medication that may affect neuromuscular performance.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Grip Strengthening Program
- Neurodynamic Tensioning