A systematic review into the effectiveness of hand exercise therapy in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1539-1548

  Bergstra, S A ^a   Murgia, A ^a   Te Velde, A F ^b   Caljouw, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Hand Therapy Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Grip strength; Hand exercises; Hand therapy; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EXERCISE INTENSITY; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND EXERCISE THERAPY; HAND FUNCTION; HAND PAIN; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PEER REVIEW; PINCH STRENGTH; POWER GRIP; PRECISION PINCH; RANGE OF MOTION; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; HAND; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; EXERCISE THERAPY; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84919389667     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: 14349949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-014-2691-2     Document Type: Article

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