INTRODUCTION: Exercises are commonly prescribed to improve shoulder range following
axillary burns, but the effect of additional splinting is unclear. AIM: To compare splinting and …

Objective: The traditional thermoplastic aeroplane splint for axillary burn contracture is
heavy, uncomfortable, and time consuming and difficult to put on and off. The present study …

Burn scar contracture (BSC) is a common pathological outcome following burn injuries,
leading to limitations in range of motion (ROM) of affected joints and impairment in function …

BACKGROUND; This study evaluated the effects of an early stretching exercises programme
on the range of motion of the shoulder joint and functional recovery in patients with burns …

RESULTS Of the 34% of survey respondents who indicated that they splint patients at the
time of admission, 41% do so if patients have partial-thickness burns and 59% do so at this …

RESULTS Literature Review. Seventy-nine percent of articles in the literature overall
indicated that splints were applied to patients with burn injuries if skin grafting was …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a structured shoulder treatment
flowchart on range of motion (ROM) and function of the upper limb in patients at high and …

Introduction Non-adherence with therapeutic splinting in acute hand injury can reduce
treatment benefits, increase risk of disability and bias assessment of treatment efficacy. This …

Objective: To determine whether strapping the shoulder in hemiplegic stroke patients:(1)
prevents the development, or reduces the severity, of shoulder pain,(2) preserves range of …

The purposes of this study were to document (1) the historical use of splints,(2) record the
current practice of splint application, and (3) compare splint philosophy of the past with …