Therapy After Injury to the Hand

Dorf, Erik; Blue, Carla; Smith, Beth P.; Koman, L. Andrew

doi:10.5435/00124635-201008000-00003

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“…Counseling sets out to answer a series of questions regarding the patient's life; these questions tend to deal with first, identifying the problem and then understanding the severity of the problem. Through every second of counseling, it is important that the patient feels that counseling will be the solution to many of their problems as well as that patient's privacy will be upheld to the maximum extent [79].…”

Section: Treatment Options For Daimentioning

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Diffuse Axonal Injury: A Devastating Pathology

Ordookhanian¹,

Tsai²,

Kaloostian³

et al. 2018

Traumatic Brain Injury - Pathobiology, Advanced Diagnostics and Acute Management

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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) also known as intracranial injury is the result of a lesion within the brain due to an external force. Common forms of TBI result from falls, violence, and/or vehicle crashes; the classification of this pathology is dependent on the severity of the lesion as well as the mechanism of trauma to the head. One of the most common onsets of traumatic brain injuries result from mild to severe lesions to the white matter tracts of the brain called diffuse axonal injury (DAI); however, additional forms of TBI's can present in non-penetrating forms. Penetrating forms of TBI's such as trauma to the head via a foreign object do also contribute to the many millions of TBI cases per year, but we will not discuss these traumatic injuries as in depth within this chapter. The onset of diffuse axonal injury will vary on a per-patient basis from mild to severe, based on a standardized neurological examination rated on the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), which indicates the severity of brain damage present. While there is a spectrum of severity for DAI patients, a concussion is typically observed within a larger majority of patients in addition to other overwhelming trauma.

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Section: Treatment Options For Daimentioning

confidence: 99%

Diffuse Axonal Injury: A Devastating Pathology

Ordookhanian¹,

Tsai²,

Kaloostian³

et al. 2018

Traumatic Brain Injury - Pathobiology, Advanced Diagnostics and Acute Management

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“…The aims of hand therapy are to prevent, restore and reverse progression of upper limb pathologies in order to enhance the individuals' ability to execute tasks and participate in life situations (3,4). The hand therapist's task is to address issues of hand function that can occur after injury or surgery and to guide the patient towards recovery (5). Teamwork between patient, hand therapist and surgeon has been considered the best approach for ensuring good results (5,29).…”

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“…The assignment for the hand therapist is to build cooperation between therapist and patient, to share information and guide the patient towards recovery. Patient education is crucial in all stages and is a collaborative process where the patient's engagement and understanding is needed (5).…”

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Hand function in patients with Dupuytren’s disease : Assessment, results & patients’ perspectives

Engstrand

2016

Linköping University Medical Dissertations

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“…Positive interactions with other patients with hand injury during their treatment, encouragement offered by therapists, and the ability of the therapist to coach the patient are important in recovery and clinical outcomes. 68 In injuries of the peripheral nerve requiring repair, postoperative functional improvement is associated with the time period between the injury and the repair of the injury, the level or the mechanism of the injury, the injured nerve (median, ulnar), the type of reconstruction, and the concomitant injuries. [69][70][71] In addition, occupational therapy plays a major role in the recovery and rehabilitation after forearm nerve injuries.…”

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Psychological and Social Consequences after Reconstruction of Upper Extremity Trauma: Methods of Detection and Management

Galanakos

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Zoubos

et al. 2013

J reconstr Microsurg

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Upper extremity trauma and resulting disability is a stressful event and can affect a patient's personality. Several studies have shown that this injury type has serious psychological and/or social consequences. We systematically reviewed the evidence on the consequences of disability after a complex trauma (combination of soft tissue, osseous, vascular, and nerve involvement) of the upper extremity. We tried to find out the potential crucial factors that could determine the final hand function. In addition, we considered the challenges that need to be addressed to eliminate the adverse or negative effects that arise from upper limb trauma. In the literature, there is a growing interest to study changes in patients' quality of life and return to work. Psychological morbidity is an important part of patients' perceived general health. These issues could play an important role in the final functional outcome of the therapy. An early identification and treatment of trauma-related distress in patients may prevent progression of psychological pathology and mitigate negative effects on general health status. It may be important to evaluate the amount of psychological distress when caring for patients with hand injuries.

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Therapy After Injury to the Hand

Cited by 21 publications

References 40 publications

Diffuse Axonal Injury: A Devastating Pathology

Diffuse Axonal Injury: A Devastating Pathology

Hand function in patients with Dupuytren’s disease : Assessment, results & patients’ perspectives

Psychological and Social Consequences after Reconstruction of Upper Extremity Trauma: Methods of Detection and Management

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Diffuse Axonal Injury: A Devastating Pathology

Diffuse Axonal Injury: A Devastating Pathology

Hand function in patients with Dupuytren’s disease : Assessment, results &amp; patients’ perspectives

Psychological and Social Consequences after Reconstruction of Upper Extremity Trauma: Methods of Detection and Management

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