After an injury, hand therapy should help regaining the full functionality of the hand, wrist and fingers. The application we developed helps a therapist in tracking the success of the therapy. Using the Leap Motion device as a basis, we calculate the individual finger joint angles. A second subsystem measures the angles between the fingers. This data is used to derive a report on the fingers‘ ...

Aim to study the effectiveness of combined treatment contractures proximal interphalangeal joint.
 Material and methods. The included 30 patients with a diagnosis post-traumatic mixed contracture joint. were divided into 3 groups. In first group, administered treatment, including arthrolysis joint, imposition dynamic distraction apparatus, injection hyaluronic acid preparations platelet-ri...

Objectives: Measuring outcomes of intervention is one of the most important components of occupational therapy process. The Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and hand (DASH) questionnaire is a valid and reliable instrument to measure outcomes of the occupational therapy services in the area of hand therapy. The study aims to measure outcomes from interventions of hand therapy in patients with the c...

Robots can improve motor status after stroke with certain advantages, but there has been less emphasis to date on robotic developments for the hand. The goal of this study was to determine whether a hand-wrist robot would improve motor function, and to evaluate the specificity of therapy effects on brain reorganization. Subjects with chronic stroke producing moderate right arm/hand weakness rec...

In some areas of the world Hand Therapy as a specialty practice area is well established, where as in other areas of the world it is just developing. The International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT), founded in 1989, supports the development of Hand Therapy worldwide. IFSHT’s mission is: to provide global networking & educational opportunities to develop & enhance the practice...

BACKGROUND Postoperative hand therapy in patients after surgery for Dupuytren's contracture is common medical practice to improve outcomes. Until now, patients are referred for postoperative hand rehabilitation on an empirical basis. PURPOSE To evaluate whether referral criteria after surgery because of Dupuytren's disease were actually adhered to, and, to analyse differences in outcomes betw...

Introduction Hand Therapy is a sub speciality area within the field of orthopaedics rehabilitation that encompasses hand therapists that may have a background as occupational therapist or physiotherapist. It requires advanced continuing graduate education, clinical experience and independent study. Available hand therapy programs are time-consuming, expensive and inaccessible. The authors conce...

In 2008, the Hand Therapy Certification Commission (HTCC), in consultation with Professional Examination Service, performed a practice analysis study of hand therapy, the fourth in a series of similar studies performed by HTCC over a 23-year period. An updated profile of the domains, tasks, knowledge, and techniques and tools used in hand therapy practice was developed by subject-matter experts...

Surgical and nonsurgical management of upper extremity disorders benefits from the collaboration of a therapist, the treating physician, and the patient. Hand therapy plays a role in many aspects of treatment, and patients with upper extremity injuries may spend considerably more time with a therapist than with a surgeon. Hand therapists coordinate edema control; pain management; minimization o...