Effects of a hand-joint protection programme with an addition of splinting and exercise

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 793-799

  Boustedt, Cecilia ^a   Nordenskiöld, Ulla ^b   Lundgren Nilsson, Åsa ^b  

^a Primary Health Care   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CMC 1OA; Daily activities; Grip force; Occupational therapy; Pain

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HAND JOINT; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; KINESIOTHERAPY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PINCH STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLINTING; THUMB INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HAND JOINTS; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTPATIENTS; PAIN; PLIABILITY; SPLINTS; THUMB; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67349106486     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-009-1150-y     Document Type: Article

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