TY - JOUR
T1 - Design and construction of custom-made neoprene thumb carpo-metacarpal orthosis with thermoplastic stabilization for first carpo-metacarpal joint osteoarthritis
AU - Bani, Monireh Ahmadi
AU - Arazpour, Mokhtar
AU - Curran, Sarah
PY - 2013/7
Y1 - 2013/7
N2 - Individuals with first carpo-metacarpal (CMC) osteoarthritis (OA) often experience pain and difficulty with functional activities. Thus, designing orthotics to improve function and decrease pain is common practice. These therapists designed an orthosis using a combination of neoprene and thermoplastic materials to create a soft orthosis that provides support to the first CMC joint - Victoria Priganc, PhD, OTR, CHT, CLT.
AB - Individuals with first carpo-metacarpal (CMC) osteoarthritis (OA) often experience pain and difficulty with functional activities. Thus, designing orthotics to improve function and decrease pain is common practice. These therapists designed an orthosis using a combination of neoprene and thermoplastic materials to create a soft orthosis that provides support to the first CMC joint - Victoria Priganc, PhD, OTR, CHT, CLT.
KW - Custom-made neoprene thumb carpo-metacarpal orthosis with thermoplastic stabilization
KW - First carpo-metacarpal joint osteoarthritis
KW - Grip strength
KW - Pain
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84880327717
U2 - 10.1016/j.jht.2013.01.005
DO - 10.1016/j.jht.2013.01.005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84880327717
SN - 0894-1130
VL - 26
SP - 279
EP - 281
JO - Journal of Hand Therapy
JF - Journal of Hand Therapy
IS - 3
ER -