Contribution to Book
Rehabilitation of Wrist and Hand Injuries
Physical Rehabilitation of the Injured Athlete
(2012)
Abstract
Chapter objectives
• Apply rehabilitation guidelines to sports-related wrist and hand injuries.
• Describe the mechanism of injury and clinical picture with common hand injuries.
• Identify treatment pitfalls to help avoid poor functional outcomes.
• Apply rehabilitation principles for common wrist and hand injuries to advance an athlete from an acute phase of healing to return to sport.
• Choose appropriate splint types for specific wrist and hand injuries.
Keywords
- wrist injuries,
- hand injuries
Disciplines
Publication Date
2012
Editor
James R. Andrews, Gary L. Harrelson & Kevin E. Wilk
Publisher
Elsevier Saunders
Citation Information
Greg Pitts, Jason Willoughby, Bradley Cummings and Timothy L Uhl. "Rehabilitation of Wrist and Hand Injuries" Fourth EditionPhysical Rehabilitation of the Injured Athlete (2012) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/tim_uhl/82/