The use of the edema bar for the treatment of burn patients.
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The edema bar is a new device that therapists can add to their repertoire of treatment approaches for burn patients. This article looks at the challenges therapists encounter while working with burn patients and describes the edema bar's design, its application to the burn rehabilitation process, and the multidisciplinary approach to its use.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association
دوره 50 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996