Does the use of a constraint mitten to encourage use of the hemiplegic upper limb improve arm function in adults with subacute stroke?

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 895-904

  Burns, Alison ^a   Burridge, Jane ^b   Pickering, Ruth ^c   Turk, Ruth ^b  

^a Department of Physiotherapy   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HAND FUNCTION; HEMIPARESIS; HEMIPLEGIA; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE; SURVIVOR;

AGED; FEMALE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; STROKE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 35948958528     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215507079144     Document Type: Article

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