Effects of Splinting on Wrist Contracture After Stroke
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Effects of splinting on wrist contracture after stroke: a randomized controlled trial.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Splints are commonly applied to the wrist and hand to prevent and treat contracture after stroke. However, there have been few randomized trials of this intervention. We sought to determine whether wearing a hand splint, which positions the wrist in either a neutral or an extended position, reduces wrist contracture in adults with hemiplegia after stroke. METHODS Sixty-...
متن کاملSplinting, and Contracture Management
The development of burn scar contracture is a pathologic condition. Burn scar contracture is defined as a loss of motion of a joint or anatomic structure as a result of normal skin being replaced by inextensible scar tissue. The presence of a burn scar contracture has been shown to have a negative impact on a burn survivor’s quality of life, particularly in regards to physical functioning. A fo...
متن کاملThe effect of splinting after Dupuytren\'s contracture surgery: A Systematic Review
Objectives: Flexion contracture in fingers of hands is a complication of Dupuytren's contracture and cannot be stopped by the progressive course. The aim of this study was to review the effect of splinting in corrective of contracture after Dupuytren's contracture surgery. Methods: To carry out this research, a kind of systematic evidence-based review process (Duffy 2005) was used. For data...
متن کاملFour weeks of daily stretch has little or no effect on wrist contracture after stroke: a randomised controlled trial.
QUESTIONS In adults undergoing rehabilitation after stroke, does 30 minutes of daily stretch of the wrist and finger flexors for four weeks prevent or reverse contracture, decrease pain, or improve upper-limb activity? Are any gains maintained one week and five weeks after the cessation of stretching? DESIGN Randomised controlled trial with concealed randomisation, assessor blinding, and inte...
متن کاملSplinting after contracture release for Dupuytren's contracture (SCoRD): protocol of a pragmatic, multi-centre, randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND Splinting as part of the overall post-surgical management of patients after release of Dupuytren's contracture has been widely reported, though there is variation in practice and criteria for using it. The evidence on its effectiveness is sparse, of poor quality and contradictory with studies reporting negative and positive effects. METHODS/DESIGN A multi-centre, pragmatic, randomi...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000251722.77088.12