Effectiveness of a night-time hand positioning splint in rheumatoid arthritis: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 749-754

  Silva, Ana Carolina ^a   Jones, Anamaria ^a   Silva, Paula Gabriel ^a   Natour, Jamil ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Function; Hand; Night time splint; Pain; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PINCH STRENGTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SPLINT; THERAPY EFFECT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; AGED; DISABILITY; HAND STRENGTH; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PINCH STRENGTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPLINTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 54049156925     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0240     Document Type: Article

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