Open AccessFinger orthoses for management of joint hypermobility disorders: Relative effects on hand function and cognitive load
Author(s) -
Annette Østergaard Jensen,
Joan Quist Andersen,
Lena Quisth,
Nerrolyn Ramstrand
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
prosthetics and orthotics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.729
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1746-1553
pISSN - 0309-3646
DOI - 10.1177/0309364620956866
Subject(s) - joint hypermobility , physical medicine and rehabilitation , hypermobility (travel) , medicine , finger joint , test (biology) , physical therapy , ehlers–danlos syndrome , psychology , surgery , paleontology , biology
Joint hypermobility refers to joints that move beyond their normal limits. Individuals with hypermobility of the fingers experience difficulties in activities of daily living. Finger orthoses are available for managing hypermobility of the fingers, but their effectiveness has received little attention in scholarly literature.