Action observation intervention using three-dimensional movies improves the usability of hands with distal radius fractures in daily life-A nonrandomized controlled trial in women.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Prolonged immobilization of joints after distal radius fracture (DRF) causes cerebral disuse-dependent plasticity (DDP) and deterioration of upper extremity function. Action observation therapy (AOT) can improve DDP.

Trial design

This nonrandomized controlled trial (UMIN 000039973) tested the hypothesis that AOT improves hand-use difficulties during activities of daily living in patients with DRF.

Method

Right-handed women with volar locking plate fixation for DRF were divided into AOT and Non-AOT groups for a 12-week intervention. The primary outcome was difficulty in using the fractured hand, assessed with the Japanese version of the Patient-related Wrist Evaluation (PRWE). The secondary outcomes were range of motion (ROM) of the injured side and gap betwe

SUBMITTER: Usuki K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11488734 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature