Effect of thumb joint mobilization on pressure pain threshold in elderly patients with thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 110-120

  Villafañe, Jorge H ^a,b   Silva, Guillermo B ^c,d   Fernandez Carnero, Josue ^b,e  

^a Residenze Sanitarie Assistenziali A Maritano ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c Mons Carlos V Cruvellier Foundation and J Robert Cade Foundation   (Argentina)

^d Universidad Catolica de Cuyo   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hand Strength; Osteoarthritis; Thumb

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALGOMETRY; ARTICLE; CARPOMETACARPAL JOINT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DYNAMOMETER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRIP STRENGTH; HAMATE BONE; HUMAN; HYPOALGESIA; JOINT MOBILIZATION; MAITLAND PASSIVE ACCESSORY MOBILIZATION; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PINCH STRENGTH; PRESSURE PAIN THRESHOLD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCAPHOID BONE; THUMB; THUMB CARPOMETACARPAL OSTEOARTHRITIS; TRAPEZIOMETACARPAL JOINT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPOMETACARPAL JOINTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PINCH STRENGTH; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; THUMB; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84857038797     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: 15326586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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