A six-week hand exercise programme improves strength and hand function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
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A six-week hand exercise programme improves strength and hand function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of hand exercise in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, and to compare the results with healthy controls. METHODS Forty women (20 patients with rheumatoid arthritis and 20 healthy controls) performed a hand exercise programme. The results were evaluated after 6 and 12 weeks with hand force measurements (with a finger extension force measurement device (EX-it)...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1650-1977
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0334