Effects of Modified Pen Grip and Handwriting Training on Writer's Cramp

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 867-875

  Baur, Barbara ^a   Fürholzer, Waltraud ^a   Jasper, Isabelle ^a   Marquardt, Christian ^a   Hermsdörfer, Joachim ^a  

^a Chirurgische Klinik Munchen Bogenhausen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hand strength; Handwriting; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FAHN DYSTONIA SCALE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND GRIP; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; MALE; MODIFIED PEN GRIP; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PAIN; RATING SCALE; STUDENT T TEST; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WRITER'S CRAMP; WRITING;

EID: 65249104914     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.10.015     Document Type: Article

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