Wrist Stabilising Exercise Versus Hand Orthotic Intervention for Persons with Hypermobility - A Randomised Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the effectiveness of wrist stabilisation exercises compared to conventional intervention, whether it reduces pain and/or paraesthesia in the hand, as well as how the interventions affected activity ability, health-related quality of life and effects on hand function and grip strength in people with Hypermobility Diagnosis.

Design

A randomised controlled trial.Setting: Units of Occupational therapy in Primary Care, Kalmar County Council, SwedenParticipants: The study included 169 participants' data randomised to the Exercise group (n = 83) or the Control group (n = 86). The samples consisted of adults in diagnosed Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders or hypermobility Ehlers Danlos Syndrome with symptoms of pain and/or paraesthesia in the hands in t

SUBMITTER: Susanne L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11776353 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature