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Selected Works of Timothy L. Uhl
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Rehabilitation of Wrist and Hand Injuries
Physical Rehabilitation of the Injured Athlete (2012)
  • Greg Pitts
  • Jason Willoughby
  • Bradley Cummings
  • Timothy L Uhl, University of Kentucky
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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/