Neutral Functional Realignment Orthosis Prevents Hand Pain in Patients With Subacute Stroke: A Randomized Trial

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1857-1862

  Bürge, Elisabeth ^a   Kupper, Danièle ^b   Finckh, Axel ^b   Ryerson, Susan ^c   Schnider, Armin ^b   Leemann, Béatrice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c NATIONAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Hand; Occupational therapy; Physical therapy techniques; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRACTURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUGL MEYER ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND; HAND EDEMA; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ORTHOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; STROKE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WRIST;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; HAND; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PARESIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55649097769     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.03.023     Document Type: Article

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