Objective The aim of this study was to explore how interventions were provided to meet the
needs of rural/remote residents who have had a traumatic hand injury, including the …

Introduction: This research explored the experience of receiving medical and rehabilitation
intervention for rural and remote residents in North Queensland, Australia who had …

Objectives: Home exercise programs are an important component of a hand therapy
rehabilitation program. Compliance with the recommended home exercise regime is …

Hand therapy for individuals who sustained hand injuries is included in the Health
Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) physiotherapy scope of practice. The training …

The Evelyn Mackin Traveling Hand Therapist Award is a new award established in 2004 by
the American Hand Therapy Foundation. This award was named in honor of Evelyn Mackin …

Practitioner-led hand clinics have been developed at Withington Hospital in response to a
growing number of patients referred with hand trauma. A specialist physiotherapist …

Aims: This article describes a study exploring the longer term functional impact of a traumatic
hand injury on people residing in a regional metropolitan Australian location. Methods: A …

South Africa is one of the most violent nations in the world and has an extremely high
incidence of road accidents and work place injuries. The precise effect of this on upper limb …

Abstract Study Design Electronic Web-based survey Introduction Evidence supports the use
of health-focused interventions combined with service coordination and work modification …

Currently Canadians living in rural communities tend to have a poorer health status than
those living in urban settings. This is contributed to by the shortage of health professionals …