An advice and exercise program has some benefits over natural recovery after distal radius fracture: A randomised trial

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 253-259

  Kay, Sandra ^a   McMahon, Margaret ^a   Stiller, Kathy ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Physiotherapy; Radius fractures; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HAND STRENGTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HAND STRENGTH; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIUS;

EID: 58949100182     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(08)70004-7     Document Type: Article

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