Therapy of the occupationally injured hand and upper extremity.
This article orients the reader with the rationale and cost effectiveness of ergonomic tool design. Risk factors are identified, defined, and eliminated. Theoretic rationale for design principles provide the basis for intervention. The text offers specific tool design and adaptations for ease of application.
Institute for Hand Rehabilitation, PC, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D013696:Temperature; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000628:therapy