The immediate and short-term effects of a wrist extension orthosis on upper-extremity kinematics and range of shoulder motion

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 517-524

  King, Stephanie ^a   Thomas, Julie Jepsen ^b   Rice, Martin S ^b  

^a Midwest Rehab Inc   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Function; Splints

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOSIS; SHOULDER; SPLINTING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WRIST; ARTHRITIS; BIOMECHANICS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); ORTHOTICS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; BIOMECHANICS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER JOINT; WRIST;

EID: 0642366777     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.57.5.517     Document Type: Article

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