Cross-frictional therapy and stretching for the treatment of palmar adhesions due to Dupuytren's contracture: A prospective case study

Manual Therapy

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 479-482

  Christie, W Scott ^a   Puhl, Aaron A ^a   Lucaciu, Octavian Calin ^a  

^a CANADIAN MEMORIAL CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dupuytren's disease; Graston(R) technique; Manual therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CROSS FRICTIONAL MASSAGE; DUPUYTREN CONTRACTURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FINGER; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; JOINT LIMITATION; MALE; MASSAGE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALMAR ADHESION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANGE OF MOTION; TISSUE ADHESION; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; DUPUYTREN CONTRACTURE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TISSUE ADHESIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLAR PLATE;

EID: 84865157476     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: 15322769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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