Hand Therapy Management of the Rheumatoid Wrist

Pereira, Christine M.; Carlson, Lois

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“…Moksliniai tyrimai rodo, kad vienas dažniausių simptomų, būdingų RA pažeistai rankai, yra plaštakos judesių amplitudės sumažėjimas. Teigiama, kad net 90-95% sergančiųjų RA yra pažeidžiami riešo sąnariai (Pereira et al, 2012). Atliekant šį tyrimą taip pat buvo pastebėta sumažėjusi visų tirtų ligonių plaštakos judesių amplitudė (sumažėjusi plaštakos lenkimo, plaštakos tiesimo, plaštakos alkūninio ir stipininio nuokrypio amplitudė).…”

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The Effect of Kinesiotaping on Hand Function in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Žebrauskaitė¹,

Rimdeikienė²,

Ušeckienė³

2019

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Research background. Physical therapy is one of the main methods of rehabilitationin order to maintain and improve hand function for patients with rheumatoidarthritis. It is supposed that kinesiotaping method can be successfully used in patientswith RA during the physical therapy to improve hand function.The aim of the research was to evaluate the effect of kinesiotaping on handfunction in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.Methods. The study involved 22 subjects (100% women) who had RheumatoidArthritis. Subjects were randomly divided into two groups: the research groupconsisted of 10 individuals, they received kinesiotaping and exercise program, andthe control group consisted of 12 individuals, only exercise was applied to them.The study lasted for 2 months, the procedures were performed three times a week.Range of motion of the wrist was measured using the goniometry method, thehandgrip strength was assessed using a dynamometer. Modified Keitel Functiontest and Modified Arthritis Impact Measurement Scale (AIMS II) were used toevaluate hand function.Results. Range of motion of the wrist after physical therapy increased in bothgroups, but in the research group the right and the left wrist flexion and the leftwrist extension were significantly higher than in the control group (p < 0.05). The hand grip strength after physical therapy significantly increased in the control andin the research groups (p < 0.05), but in the research group, it was significantlyhigher than in the control group (p < 0.05 ). Hand functional status assessed byusing a modified Keitel index improved in both groups (p < 0.05) was significantlybetter in the research group (p < 0.05). The hand function assessed by the ArthritisImpact Measure Scale significantly improved in both groups (p < 0.05), but nosignificant difference between the groups was observed (p > 0.05).Conclusion. Kinesiotaping in conjunction with physical therapy is moreeffective method than just physical therapy in order to increase the range of motionof the wrist, the hand grip strength and hand functional status of patients with RA.

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