Background: Frozen shoulder is resulting in limb disability and reduction of quality of life but
the factors associated with patients' disability and quality of life is not clear. To assess pain …

Hand burns cause functional impairment. Leap motion control (LMC), a kind of virtual reality
games, employs a novel system that provides biofeedback and training of fine motor function …

Background: Disability following hand and upper extremity conditions is common. Patient-
reported outcome measures (PROs) are used to capture patients' status subjectively. This …

Purpose By following the “employee-centric” approach, this study aims at identifying the
impact of high-performance work systems (HPWS) on specific employee attitudinal …

Background Breast cancer surgery is associated with upper-body morbidities that may last
several years postsurgery. Research has not determined if the type of surgery leads to …

Purpose To examine the associations between psychological factors (pain catastrophizing,
pain-related anxiety, and fear of pain) and level of pain and disability in patients with …

Objective: To investigate if adding Kinesio tape to therapeutic exercise is an effective
treatment to improve clinical outcomes compared to therapeutic exercise alone and no …

Objective To analyse the construct validity, test-retest reliability and responsiveness of the
Brazilian version of Quick-DASH (QD-Br) in patients with upper limb disorders. Method …

Objective The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of prolotherapy with hypertonic
dextrose and radial shock wave therapy in chronic lateral epicondilosis. Design Prospective …

Background It has been observed that patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) who also
experience emotional distress, depression, or anxiety report more severe symptoms. As …