Journal article
The effectiveness of hand exercises for persons with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review
Abstract
A systematic review was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of hand exercises for persons with rheumatoid arthritis. The databases Medline, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), EMBASE, PEDro, and Cochrane were used to search for articles on exercise and hand and rheumatoid arthritis (and their synonyms). Any articles that evaluated the effects of exercise on the hand were included in the review and evaluated for …
Authors
Wessel J
Journal
Journal of Hand Therapy, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 174–180
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 2004
DOI
10.1197/j.jht.2004.02.006
ISSN
0894-1130