There was preliminary evidence from one trial that exercise to the non-injured arm during immobilisation might lead to short-term benefits on increasing grip strength and range of movement following distal radius fracture .
There is emerging evidence that current prescribed exercise regimens may not be effective in reducing impairments and improving activity following an upper limb fracture .
Starting exercise early combined with a shorter immobilisation period is more effective than starting exercise after a longer immobilisation period .
QUESTION What is the effect of exercise on increasing participation and activity levels and reducing impairment in the rehabilitation of people with upper limb fractures ?
Bruder AM , Shields N , Dodd KJ , Taylor NF ( 2017 ) Prescribed exercise programs may not be effective in reducing impairments and improving activity during upper limb fracture rehabilitation : a systematic review .
[The importance of early exercise therapy in the treatment of Colles' fracture. A clinically controlled study].
Forty patients participated in a study of the importance of early occupational therapy for the prognosis in stable Colles ' fractures . Seventeen patients were treated by an occupational therapist 1 - 3 days after the injury , and the need for appliances and home-care was estimated . Twenty-three patients completed the usual treatment . Five weeks after the injury , we found significantly ( p less than 0.05 ) better function of the h and in the 17 patients with early occupational therapy . This difference in function could not be found after 13 weeks . The rate of complications was the same in the two groups . The results indicate that contact with the occupational therapist shortly after the injury is valuable in patients with stable Colles ' fractures
There was preliminary evidence from one trial that exercise to the non-injured arm during immobilisation might lead to short-term benefits on increasing grip strength and range of movement following distal radius fracture .
There is emerging evidence that current prescribed exercise regimens may not be effective in reducing impairments and improving activity following an upper limb fracture .
Starting exercise early combined with a shorter immobilisation period is more effective than starting exercise after a longer immobilisation period .
QUESTION What is the effect of exercise on increasing participation and activity levels and reducing impairment in the rehabilitation of people with upper limb fractures ?
Bruder AM , Shields N , Dodd KJ , Taylor NF ( 2017 ) Prescribed exercise programs may not be effective in reducing impairments and improving activity during upper limb fracture rehabilitation : a systematic review .