Rehabilitative strategies following hand fractures

Peyton L Hays; Tamara D Rozental

doi:10.1016/j.hcl.2013.08.011

Rehabilitative strategies following hand fractures

Hand Clin. 2013 Nov;29(4):585-600. doi: 10.1016/j.hcl.2013.08.011.

Authors

Peyton L Hays¹, Tamara D Rozental

Affiliation

¹ Harvard Medical School - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 330 Brookline Avenue, Stoneman 10, Boston, MA 02215, USA.

PMID: 24209956
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2013.08.011

Abstract

The importance of rehabilitation in the management of hand fractures cannot be overstated. The breadth of rehabilitative strategies ranges from heat and range-of-motion exercises to more complex splinting and tendon gliding modalities. The goals, however, are clear: control pain; limit soft tissue swelling; provide support for fracture healing; restore motion, strength, and function; and enable the return to work and daily activities.

Keywords: Hand fractures; Hand therapy; Management; Rehabilitative strategies.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Fractures, Bone / rehabilitation*
Hand Injuries / rehabilitation*
Humans
Physical Therapy Modalities