title: Rehabilitative strategies following hand fractures.
abstract: The importance of rehabilitation in the management of hand fractures cannot be overstated. The breadth of rehabilitative strategies ranges from heat and range-of-motion exercises to more complex splinting and tendon gliding modalities. The goals, however, are clear: control pain; limit soft tissue swelling; provide support for fracture healing; restore motion, strength, and function; and enable the return to work and daily activities.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 330 Brookline Avenue, Stoneman 10, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
authors.forename: Peyton L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Hays
authors.forename: Tamara D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Rozental
mesh_terms: D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities
keywords: Hand fractures; Hand therapy; Management; Rehabilitative strategies