The effect of a static wrist orthosis on hand function in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 879-885

  Pagnotta, Ada ^a   Baron, Murray ^b   Korner Bitensky, Nicol ^c  

^a JEWISH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Department of Medicine ^*

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

hand; Hand strength; Occupational therapy; Orthotic devices; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ORTHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PAIN; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 0031898465     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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