Comparison of Therapeutic Activities With Therapeutic Exercises in the Rehabilitation of Young Adult Patients With Hand Injuries

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1429-1435

  Guzelkucuk, Umut ^a   Duman, Iltekin ^a   Taskaynatan, Mehmet Ali ^a   Dincer, Kemal ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hand; injury; rehabilitation; therapeutic exercises

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITIES OF ARM, SHOULDER AND HAND SCORE; EXERCISE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HAND INJURY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; HAND INJURIES; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35748975668     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2007.08.008     Document Type: Article

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