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Upper extremity function: What's posture got to do with it

WebThe relative importance and coordination of posture and upper extremity skill is more dependent on task, traits, environment, and experience than due to a hypothesized neuromaturational order. Fig. 1 Posture and reach interaction is defined by the functional task and shaped by the environment around the individual and the traits of the individual.

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Defining dexterity—Untangling the discourse in clinical …

WebThe loss of dexterity is common in many musculoskeletal conditions1 and can be a source of disability, limiting participation in life situations.2-4 Dexterity is a complex concept: it is difficult to measure and define, resulting in many interpretations. Poirier defined dexterity as “a manual ability requiring rapid coordination of gross and fine voluntary …

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Preventive strategies, exercises and rehabilitation of hand …

WebIt is known that regular physical activity protects from serious diseases such as obesity, heart disease, cancer, mental illness, diabetes and arthritis.1,2 Riding bicycles regularly is one of the best ways to reduce risk of health problems associated with a sedentary lifestyle.2 Recreation, transportation and sport are the most common uses of bicycles.

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Contrast baths: what do we know about their use

WebContrast baths have had continued presence as a thermal treatment modality in hand therapy clinics for over 70 years. Contrast baths combine alternating hot and cold water applications to increase blood flow and to decrease joint stiffness in a relatively immobile hand.1 They are believed to alleviate pain, stiffness, and edema by externally inducing …

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The management of hand osteoarthritis: The …

WebOsteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent rheumatic musculoskeletal disorder affecting more than 300 million individuals worldwide.1 One of the most common types of OA affects the hands.2,3 Symptomatic hand OA is present in 3%- 16% of the general population.4 It is associated with high clinical burden due to symptoms of hand pain, …

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Postoperative hand therapy management of zones V and …

WebThere were 992 individual responses from 28 International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy member countries including 887 eligible responses with an 81% completion rate.

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Proprioception: An evidence-based review

WebProprioception is an essential sensory function of the body. Proprioception is defined as one’s awareness of their body’s position and movement through space. It contributes to both the conscious and unconscious awareness of limb and trunk position and movement. The purpose of this review is to provide an evidence-based review of …

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Physical activity, targeted therapeutic exercise, and …

WebUnfortunately, the word exercise is often used in a very broad sense without specific definition of the class of exercise that is being used. Physical activity is any body movement that requires energy expenditure and as such is a broad term that encompasses all forms of exercise or activity.

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The online version of an evidence-based hand exercise …

WebThe Strengthening And stretching for Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Hand (SARAH) program is a tailored, 12-week hand and arm exercise program recommended in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines. It includes seven mobility exercises and four strength exercises against resistance. An online version of the SARAH program …

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Feasibility and impact of a musculoskeletal health for …

WebMusician health and wellness is fundamental for safe, effective and optimal musical performance. Unfortunately, musculoskeletal overuse injuries affect between the 60-90% of the 30 million professional musicians in the United States.1,2 These injuries have serious consequences on musculoskeletal health, occupational performance ability …

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A musician-centered approach to management of performance …

WebIn recent years, there has been increased interest in musculoskeletal health issues of musicians, a group particularly susceptible to performance related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMD). PRMD is defined as symptoms that have a negative impact on the ability to play.2 The reported lifetime prevalence of PRMD affecting all musicians is 50% to …

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Integration of occupation based intervention in hand injury

WebGiven the uncertainty of outcomes and limited studies on the effectiveness of occupation and purposeful activities as a therapeutic agent, the purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of a combination of OBI + TE in comparison to TE alone in hand injury rehabilitation practice.

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Computer workstation ergonomics: Current evidence for …

WebComputer use in the workplace continues to increase globally. Home computer use for work and education has also grown during the past decades,1 as demonstrated by the number of American households with a desktop or laptop computer, which rose from 9% to 79% between 1984 and 2015.2 Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, only an estimated 10% of …

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The Measure of Activity Performance of the hand (MAP-Hand) – A …

WebPotential participants were patients referred by their general practitioner to surgical consultation because of thumb base OA (1st carpometacarpal joint, CMC1) at the departments of rheumatology at St. Olavs Hospital, Haukeland University Hospital, and Haugesund Rheumatism Hospital.

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Patient satisfaction with telehealth vs in-person hand therapy: A

WebThe COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented time for many industries, including healthcare. Public health and government officials instituted several measures, such as calls for social distancing and stay-at-home mandates, to address the urgent need to mitigate the disease's impact on society. A state of emergency was declared on March 7, …

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Journal of Hand Therapy

Web390 V. O’Brien, J. Johnson, K. Pisano et al. / Journal of Hand Therapy 35 (2022) 388–399 of 4-6 times a day. The second phase consisted of strengthen- ing exercises from 6 to 12 weeks. The study included the first DI in the intervention description.

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Soft-tissue Mobilization Techniques for the Hand Therapist

WebSoft-tissue mobilization (STM) is a system of manual techniques employing low-load, long-dura tion forces applied in approximation, traction, and torsional vectors to improve mobility between over lying fascial planes, thus restoring balance and sym metry to the musculoskeletal system."

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A protective orthoplast splint in the treatment of a patient …

Webthrough the skin, this was diagnosed as an open fracture. Following an initial debridement, the patient was placed in a posterior mold fixation, which he continued to dis­

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Evaluation of individual finger forces during activities of daily

WebThis is a cross-sectional study investigating twenty-five healthy participants (12 female: 22-65 years old and 13 male: 20-53 years old) and participants with osteoarthritis (12 female: 52-79 years old and 9 male: 64-79 years old) examined at one time point.

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Journal of Hand Therapy

Web216 K. Valdes, N. Naughton, R.C. Téllez et al. / Journal of Hand Therapy 36 (2023) 214–220 Table 2 The percentage of time reported to be spent addressing each domain of the ICF Domain Mean SD Min Max Body Function Impairments: the physiological functions of body systems (including psychological functions) 22% 14 0% 80%

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Journal of Hand Therapy

WebJHT READ FOR CREDIT ARTICLE #475. Scientific/Clinical Article The sensory function of the uninjured nerve inpatients after median and ulnar nerve injury Marcin Ceynowa MD, PhD*, Rafał Pankowski MD, PhD, Marek Rocławski MD, PhD, Tomasz Mazurek MD, PhD

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