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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Hand therapy"”.
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A Phenomenology of Occupation-Based Hand Therapy
The founding philosophies of occupational therapy and the medical model have been in conflict within the practice of occupational therapy for more than 60 years. This conflict is especially evident in the hand therapy arena due to the prevalence of the medical model. There is extensive literature …
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The psychological effects of work-related hand injuries
… Participants were sixteen patients receiving hand therapy for work-related hand injuries. An Injured Worker Survey was given prior to the initial hand therapy assessment. The participants' medical charts were reviewed to obtain medical history, demographic information and the "yes" responses …
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A robot for hand rehabilitation
This thesis describes the design of a robot for hand rehabilitation and is based on earlier work done in the MIT Newman Lab for Biomechanics and Human Rehabilitation. The goal of the new robot described here is to provide rehabilitative therapy to the hand. MIT MANUS is an active therapy device …
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A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Contrast Baths to Cryotherapy in Patients with a Wrist Fracture
<p>Cryotherapy and contrast baths are common modalities used to treat edema. Despite the fact that many hand therapists report using contrast baths with their patients, there is still little evidence on the effectiveness of them. A Randomized Controlled Trial-Repeated Measures Design was employed …
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A portable robotic rehabilitation system towards improving impaired function of the hand due to stroke
… rising number of stroke survivors. Robot-aided therapy has emerged as a beneficial tool for providing continuous rehabilitation of the upper limb and is widely being implemented. With this technology, there is great potential to reduce the ill-effects brought about by the low therapist-patient …