The strongest evidence supports postsurgical early active motion protocol s and splinting for various conditions .
Very few studies have examined occupation-based interventions .
Occupational therapy practitioners are key health care providers for people with musculoskeletal disorders of the distal upper extremity .
It is imperative that practitioners underst and the most effective and efficient means for remediating impairments and supporting clients in progressing to independence in purpose ful occupations .
This systematic review provides an up date to a previous review by summarizing articles published between 2006 and July 2014 related to the focused question , What is the evidence for the effect of occupational therapy interventions on functional outcomes for adults with musculoskeletal disorders of the forearm , wrist , and h and ?
The use of kinesiology taping method in patients with rheumatoid hand--pilot study.
BACKGROUND Rheumatoid arthritis ( RA ) most frequently affects smaller joints in the h and s and feet . Among the most common deformations result ing from the progression of the disease are ulnar deviation , Boutonniere deformity , swan neck deformity , contractures and limited range of movement in the h and and wrist joints , muscular atrophy of long and short muscles . The topic of this article is the influence of using Kinesiology Taping method on the functioning of the h and of the patient suffering from rheumatoid arthritis . MATERIAL AND METHODS The research involved 20 patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis ( 16 women , 4 men ) , treated in the Hospital in Kup . Average age of patients was 62.2 . Research subjects , apart from pharmacological treatment in the hospital ward , received  st and ard physiotherapy . In case of 10 patients additional K-Active Tape applications were used to correct ulnar positioning of the h and and improve h and functioning . Prior to physiotherapy , all patients were given a h and functioning test and a dynamometer measurement was made . The tests were repeated after the 2-week rehabilitation process has been completed . The results were subjected to statistical analysis with the use of the Wilcoxon test and the U Mann-Whitney test . The assessment of the correlation between analysed parameters was made with the use of linear correlation test . RESULT In the group where Kinesiology Tape applications were used , h and muscle strength increased significantly ( p<0.05 ) in comparison with the group treated with st and ard physiotherapy .  H and muscle strength increase correlated with the tempo of carrying out the h and functioning test ( r>0.8 ) . CONCLUSION Results suggest Kinesiology Taping method useful for physiotherapy of rheumatoid h and
The strongest evidence supports postsurgical early active motion protocol s and splinting for various conditions .
Very few studies have examined occupation-based interventions .
Occupational therapy practitioners are key health care providers for people with musculoskeletal disorders of the distal upper extremity .
It is imperative that practitioners underst and the most effective and efficient means for remediating impairments and supporting clients in progressing to independence in purpose ful occupations .
This systematic review provides an up date to a previous review by summarizing articles published between 2006 and July 2014 related to the focused question , What is the evidence for the effect of occupational therapy interventions on functional outcomes for adults with musculoskeletal disorders of the forearm , wrist , and h and ?