Abstracts tagged "orthotics and rheumatoid arthritis (RA)"

Abstract Number: 2332 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Use of Wrist Hand Orthoses during Hand Function Skills and Functional Tasks By Adults with and without Rheumatoid Arthritis
Janet L. Poole¹, Kelly Nunez² and Patricia Burtner³, ¹Occupational Therapy Program, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, ²Occupational Therapy, Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Albuquerque, NM, ³Occupational Therapy, University of New Mexico, Greenbank, WA
Background/Purpose : To determine changes in muscle activation in the upper extremity using electromyography (EMG) when static and dynamic orthoses are worn by adults with and…
Abstract Number: 1591 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy of Neoprene Wrist Supports for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Kinue Matsuo¹, Koji Tateishi², Natsuko Nakagawa² and Yasushi Miura³, ¹Dept. of Rehabilitation Science, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe, Japan, ²Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Konan Kakogawa Hospital, Kakogawa, Japan, ³Rehabilitation Science, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe, Japan
Background/Purpose: Wrist joints are frequently damaged by rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Wrist supports are often used to reduce pain and strain on wrists when patients with…

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