Interventions in the disturbances in the motor and sensory environment

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 202-219

  Walsh, Mark T ^a,b  

^a Hand and Orthopedic Physical Therapy Associates   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRADYKININ; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; ENKEPHALIN; HISTAMINE; NEUROPEPTIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN; SEROTONIN; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

BASIC RESEARCH; BIOMECHANICS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE INJURY; NEURAL MOBILIZATION INTERVENTION; NEURAL TENSION DYSFUNCTION; NEURODYNAMIC EVALUATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REHABILITATION CARE; REINNERVATION; REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORY REEDUCATION;

EID: 84859825199     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: 1545004X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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