Rehabilitative strategies following hand fractures
Peyton L Hays1, Tamara D Rozental
1Harvard Medical School - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 330 Brookline Avenue, Stoneman 10, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Hand Clinics
|November 12, 2013
Abstract:
The importance of rehabilitation in the management of hand fractures cannot be overstated. The breadth of rehabilitative strategies ranges from heat and range-of-motion exercises to more complex splinting and tendon gliding modalities. The goals, however, are clear: control pain; limit soft tissue swelling; provide support for fracture healing; restore motion, strength, and function; and enable the return to work and daily activities.
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