Current practice patterns in conservative thumb CMC joint care: Survey results

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 14-22

  O'Brien, Virginia H ^a   McGaha, Jamie L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpometacarpal; Conservative management; Exercise; Intervention; Joint; Modalities; Orthoses; Orthosis; Practice pattern survey; Survey; Therapy; Thumb

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; PARAFFIN;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CARPOMETACARPAL JOINT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND PAIN; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; IONTOPHORESIS; JOINT MOBILIZATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MUSCLE TRAINING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION; ORTHOSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROTECTION; PSYCHOMETRY; THUMB; WORKLOAD;

CARPOMETACARPAL; CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT; EXERCISE; INTERVENTION; JOINT; MODALITIES; ORTHOSES; ORTHOSIS; PRACTICE PATTERN SURVEY; SURVEY; THERAPY; THUMB;

ARTHRALGIA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARPOMETACARPAL JOINTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PARAFFIN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PHYSICAL THERAPY SPECIALTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; THUMB; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84892496547     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: 1545004X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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