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A functional thumb metacarpal extension blocking splint.
As therapists, we frequently perform manual massage, scar massage and joint mobilizations. These types of treatments often can cause pain at the metacarpal joint of the therapist’s thumb. Other professions, as well as activities, may also produce symptoms in this joint. The authors of this article have developed a splint to help protect our thumbs. — PEGGY L. FILLION, OTR, CHT, Practice Forum E...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet
سال: 1916
ISSN: 0140-6736
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(01)12012-x