Journal of Hand Therapy最新文献

{"title":"Editorial Board / Masthead / ASHT Officers","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0894-1130(24)00079-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0894-1130(24)00079-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54814,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hand Therapy","volume":"37 3","pages":"Pages A3-A4"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0894113024000796/pdfft?md5=c7116cc8eda85dd2c7ee73d3e0995ef2&pid=1-s2.0-S0894113024000796-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142229009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Correction to Read for Credit #955 question 4.","authors":"Gwendolyn van Strien, Koos Jaap van Zwieten, Julianne Wright Howell","doi":"10.1016/j.jht.2024.04.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jht.2024.04.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54814,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hand Therapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141494328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of Kinesio taping on edema and wrist functions in patients with distal radius fracture followed conservatively with a cast: A randomized controlled single-blinded study","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jht.2024.05.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jht.2024.05.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p><span>Data in the literature on the results of Kinesio taping (KT) application after cast removal in patients with </span>distal radius fracture (DRF) are quite limited.</p></div><div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>It was aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of KT applied immediately after cast removal in addition to the exercise program on edema, functionality, range of motion, and muscle strength in patients with conservatively followed DRF.</p></div><div><h3>Study Design</h3><p>Randomized controlled single-blinded clinical study.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>This study was conducted with 64 patients with a diagnosis of DRF. The patients were randomized as Kinesio taping group (KTG) and control group. Both groups received a conventional home exercise program. KT was applied to patients in KTG for 10 days. Circumference and volume measurements were taken at baseline and day 10. Arm, Shoulder, and Hand Questionnaire for Disability, Visual Analog Scale, grip strength, and wrist joint range of motion measurements were taken at baseline, day 5, and day 10.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The circumference difference between the affected extremity and the healthy extremity was statistically greater in the control group on the fifth day at the wrist level (&lt;0.001) and 6 cm proximal to the wrist (<em>p</em> = 0.001). The circumference difference between the affected extremity and the healthy extremity was statistically greater in the control group on the 10th day at the wrist level (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.05) and 6 cm proximal to the wrist (<em>p</em> = 0.01). Wrist extension angle (&lt;0.001), wrist flexion angle (<em>p</em><span> = 0.001), and supination angle (</span><em>p</em> = 0.001) were higher in KTG on the 10th day. On the 10th day, the grip strength (<em>p</em><span> &lt; 0.05) was higher in the KTG, while the Visual Analog Scale value (</span><em>p</em> &lt; 0.01), Arm, Shoulder, and Hand Questionnaire for Disability score (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.01), and the percentage of strength loss in the healthy arm (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.01) were lower in the KTG.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>In patients with DRF who were treated conservatively with a cast, the inclusion of Kinesio taping (KT) in the rehabilitation program was found to be effective in reducing edema and pain, as well as improving functionality, strength, and range of motion.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":54814,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hand Therapy","volume":"37 3","pages":"Pages 479-488"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141538948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Improving how orthopedic journals report research outcomes based on sex and gender","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jht.2024.05.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jht.2024.05.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54814,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hand Therapy","volume":"37 3","pages":"Pages 301-303"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141581547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Observational assessment for determining shoulder fault movements before and after corrective education in participants with chronic shoulder pain: Concurrent validity study","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jht.2023.09.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jht.2023.09.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Movement faults (MF), described as the alteration of joint position and motion, are an important factor associated with developing shoulder pathologies. However, determining or predicting the exact MF in participants with shoulder pain is limited by the absence of clinical tools and poor validity.</p></div><div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>The aim of the study was to determine the validity of using observational assessment to MFs or controlling MFs in subjects with chronic shoulder pain during shoulder elevation and external rotation.</p></div><div><h3>Study Design</h3><p>Concurrent validity study</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Twenty-seven people with chronic shoulder pain were examined. The index test represented three observational assessments of MF during shoulder external rotation, elevation in the frontal plane, and elevation in the sagittal plane. Three-dimensional motion analysis represented the reference test. The movements of both shoulder joints were evaluated simultaneously, and the index and reference tests were performed concurrently.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The sensitivity and specificity of observational detection were good to excellent (Se: 77.5%, Sp: 81.5%) for MF and excellent (Se: 85.7%, Sp: 100%) for controlling MF. The positive and negative predictive value was (PPV: 93.9, NPV: 57.1) for MF and (PPV: 100%, NPV: 82.8%) for controlling MF. The result of the positive and negative likelihood ratio was (PLR: 5.4, NLR: 0.26) for MF and (PLR: 0, NLR: 0.18) for controlling MF.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The results revealed that the validity of the observational detection approach for identifying MFs was good to excellent. Moreover, the accuracy of this approach in detecting the control of MFs after patient education was excellent. There was good to excellent accuracy in most MFs once classified by their motion trajectories, except for scapula anterior tilt during glenohumeral joint external rotation or elevation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":54814,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hand Therapy","volume":"37 3","pages":"Pages 405-411"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0894113023001345/pdfft?md5=80f301d29b13d0fdc9cde0f5fe715db3&pid=1-s2.0-S0894113023001345-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49685205","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Terminology and classification of orthoses for upper limbs","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jht.2023.08.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jht.2023.08.011","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54814,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hand Therapy","volume":"37 3","pages":"Pages 489-491"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41123836","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comparison of the physiotherapy with and without focus on the scapulothoracic joint on pain, range of motion, functional disability, quality of life, and treatment effectiveness of patients after arthroscopic shoulder rotator cuff tendon repair: A randomized controlled trial with short-term follow-up","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jht.2023.09.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jht.2023.09.009","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Background&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Rotator cuff tears are prevalent shoulder injuries, significantly affecting shoulder stabilization and patient &lt;/span&gt;quality of life. Despite rehabilitation efforts post-arthroscopic surgery, the efficacy of scapular-focused exercises remains uncertain with limited supportive evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Purpose&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;This study aimed to compare the immediate and short-term effects of emphasizing scapulothoracic joint rehabilitation in addition to conventional physiotherapy&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt; on pain, range of motion (ROM), function, quality of life, and treatment effectiveness in patients after shoulder arthroscopic rotator cuff &lt;/span&gt;tendon repair (ARCR).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Study Design&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Two arms, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial, with concealed allocation&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Methods&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;This parallel-group randomized controlled trial, with concealed allocation, was conducted in a clinic setting on 28 participants aged 30-75 years, exhibiting progressive degenerative full-thickness tears of rotator cuff muscles and undergoing ARCR, provided the tear size was small or medium. Participants were randomly allocated to receive 21 sessions of conventional rehabilitation (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt; = 14) or comprehensive rehabilitation (with a focus on scapula training; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt; = 14) in 12 weeks (reporting of intervention complied with Consensus on Exercise Reporting Template (CERT) and Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) Guideline). Pain (as primary outcome), ROM, functional disability, quality of life, and treatment effectiveness were assessed both pre- and post-intervention, along with a 3-month follow-up. Participants, assessors, and statistician were blinded to group assignment. For the reporting of the RCT, the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) has been used.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Results&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Trial was completed with 28 participants and no dropouts. The analysis of variance revealed statistically significant group-by-time interaction (&lt;em&gt;p&lt;/em&gt; &lt; 0.05) for all outcome measures except for active ROMs (&lt;em&gt;p&lt;/em&gt; &gt; 0.05). Multiple comparison analysis showed statistically significant between-group differences (&lt;em&gt;p&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt; 0.05) at 3-month follow-up with large effect size (&gt;0.8 Hedges’ g) for all outcomes (mean differences: &lt;/span&gt;visual analog scale: 1.3, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons: −17.3, &lt;/span&gt;Shoulder Pain and Disability Index: 17.6, &lt;/span&gt;Western Ontario Rotator Cuff&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;: −19.5, QuickDASH: 17.8), except for extension ROM (passive ROM: confidence interval = −25.4 to 0.56; active ROM: confidence interval = −20.0 to 6.0). The differences in American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons and Western Ontario Rotator Cuff were also clinically significant based on their &lt;/span&gt;minimally clinical important difference&lt;span&gt; cutoff points. For the Global Rating of Change scale, more par","PeriodicalId":54814,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hand Therapy","volume":"37 3","pages":"Pages 319-330"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49694094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Practitioners in the hand therapy field report a need for increased structured education opportunities","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jht.2023.09.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jht.2023.09.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54814,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hand Therapy","volume":"37 3","pages":"Pages 475-478"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49694095","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exercise-based intervention as a nonsurgical treatment for patients with carpal instability: A case series","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jht.2023.08.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jht.2023.08.010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Although the important roles of proprioception<span> and neuromuscular control in carpal instabilities under laboratory conditions have been recognized, only a few studies have translated this knowledge into a routine clinical practice.</span></p></div><div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>This study aimed to evaluate the results of a personalized rehabilitation in patients with carpal instability on functionality and pain intensity.</p></div><div><h3>Study design</h3><p>This was a case series study.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p><span>This case series included 39 adults (mean age: 38.2 ± 14.0 years; 16/23 females/males) diagnosed with carpal instability (radial or ulnar) with indication for orthopedic<span><span><span> treatment. The disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and hand questionnaire was used to assess upper limb functionality. Pain perception was assessed using a </span>visual analog scale. Exercise-based </span>physiotherapy interventions were performed according to the clinical needs of the patients for at least 6 weeks (2-3 sessions per week). For the treatment of radial instability (</span></span><em>n</em><span> = 13), strengthening exercises of the abductor pollicis longus, extensor carpi radialis longus, flexor carpi radialis, and pronator quadratus muscles were prescribed. For the treatment of ulnar instability (</span><em>n</em><span> = 24), extensor carpi ulnaris and pronator quadratus were trained. All patients underwent proprioceptive training in open kinetic chain and closed kinetic chain, as well as strengthening of the unaffected hand. Changes before and after treatment were compared using the nonparametric Wilcoxon signed rank test.</span></p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p><span>A significant improvement with a large effect size in disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and hand (</span><em>P</em> &lt; .001; <em>d</em><span> = 2.9) and visual analog scale (</span><em>P</em> &lt; .001; <em>d</em><span> = 3.2) scores were obtained after treatment. Moreover, the changes were greater than the minimal clinically important difference of 10.8 and 1.4, respectively. Similar results were found when patients with radial instability and ulnar instability were analyzed separately.</span></p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Personalized training with specific proprioception and strengthening exercises produces improvements in functionality and pain perception in our cohort of people with carpal instability. These results highlight the importance of multicomponent exercise in the treatment of wrist instability. Future randomized clinical trials should further investigate the effectiveness of this protocol.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":54814,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hand Therapy","volume":"37 3","pages":"Pages 397-404"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41141412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The hand diagram: A novel outcome measure following supercharged end-to-side anterior interosseous nerve to ulnar nerve transfer in severe compressive ulnar neuropathy","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jht.2023.09.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jht.2023.09.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>With advances in the surgical management for severe ulnar neuropathy<span> with the introduction of the super charged-end-to-side (SETS) anterior interosseous nerve (AIN) to ulnar nerve transfer, a simple and reliable outcome measure is required. There is currently not “one” standardized outcome measure used to represent and compare results.</span></p></div><div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>To present the abduction hand diagram as a “novel”, reproducible, and simple outcome measure for patients with severe ulnar neuropathy.</p></div><div><h3>Study Design</h3><p>Retrospective case series.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Nine patients with severe entrapment/compressive ulnar neuropathy at the elbow were reviewed. Clinical parameters included preoperative and postoperative abduction tracings, Medical Research<span><span> Grade (MRC) muscle strength, key pinch strength, Disability of the Hand Arm and Shoulder (DASH) score, and crossed finger test. Electrodiagnostic data included change in </span>compound muscle action potentials (CMAP) amplitude of the first dorsal interosseous (FDI), and abductor digiti minimi (ADM). Summary statistics were used for demographic and clinical data.</span></p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Average follow-up was 22.8 ± 9.3 months. At 18-months of follow up, 44% had ADM MRC grade 3 strength or higher, mean key pinch strength improved to 72 ± 19.3%, and mean DASH was 33 ± 28.7. There was a mean increase of 16.7 ± 9.1 mm and 31.5 ± 12 mm in total and summed hand abduction tracing measurements respectively.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Hand abduction tracings are a quantitative outcome measure to follow recovery over time for intrinsic hand function and can be used in patients with severe ulnar neuropathy following surgical intervention.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":54814,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hand Therapy","volume":"37 3","pages":"Pages 348-354"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49685208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}