title: Commercial wrist extensor orthoses. Hand function, comfort, and interference across five styles.
abstract: Commercial static wrist extensor orthoses are frequently used when joint support, rather than immobilization, is desired. This study compared hand function, comfort, and interference during daily tasks when 23 able-bodied women used their unencumbered dominant hands and when they wore each of five commercial static wrist extensor orthoses: Kendall-Futuro #33, AliMed Freedom Long, AliMed Freedom Short, Rolyan D-Ring, and LMB Wrist Rest. There was no significant difference in hand speeds among the orthoses for six of the seven tasks within the Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test. However, when subject comfort and interference during daily activities were considered in conjunction with speed, the shorter padded orthosis (represented by the Rolyan D-ring) appeared to be a desirable "first choice" among the commercial orthoses that were studied.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455.
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Stern
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sines
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Teague
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009068:Movement; D009989:Orthotic Devices / Q000009:adverse effects; D014955:Wrist Joint