Atuação da terapia ocupacional em reabilitação pós cirúrgico de síndrome do túnel do carpo

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a condition that affects a large number of people in modern society. As the injury increases, surgical intervention is suggested and the recovery process requires rehabilitation, being Occupational Therapy very important to help the patient to return to normal function of the affected limb. OBJECTIVES: To analyze the performance of Occupational Therapy in post-surgical rehabilitation of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. METHODOLOGY: Integrative review of literature in national and foreign articles, in databases: Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO), among other publications in the health area in the period of 2007 to 2021. RESULTS: The intervention of Occupational Therapy in the CTS surgery rehabilitation process presents positive results such as: edema reduction, scar desensitization and tendon and nerve sliding exercises. CONCLUSION: In the current literature, there is a large approach to Occupational Therapy and its relationship with the rehabilitation of STC, there are still few works that address this non-post-surgical theme, and it is necessary to expand the matter in the academic and scientific