The Hand
Fundamentals of Therapy

Judith Boscheinen-Morrin (Author), W. Bruce Conolly (Author)

9780750645775, Elsevier Health Sciences

Paperback, published 19 December 2000

256 pages, 93 ills.
27 x 18 x 1.7 cm, 0.721 kg

"This book is a superior resource for a new therapist in the field and an excellent teaching tool for students. For the hand therapist, it is an up-to-date reference. The author has taken her vast knowledge base and presented it in very clear terms. Impressive!"Doody's Health Sciences, July 2001
be essential reading for any non-hand specialist involved in the assessment and care of patients suffering common hand conditions" Ian Winspur, FRCS, FACS,, Journal of Orthopaedic Medicine 24/01/02
as a useful addition to departmental librariesfor students on placement or new therapists." Dr Barbara Steward, Research and Development Officer British Association of Hand Therapists, British Journal of Occupational Therapy, January 2003

Completely revised, much of the existing text has been replaced and updated. There are four new chapters covering simple wrist fractures, nerve compression, tendon entrapment and free tissue transfers. Many of the illustrations have been updated with new pictures added to illustrate the new chapters.Welcomed by both doctors and therapists intending to specialize in the subject, or those who regularly encounter hand patients in the course of general practice, this text is an accessible, quick reference book for all those involved in this difficult area of rehabilitation.With its new content and attractive new format, the popularity of this book is assured.

* new format makes practical use of this book even easier and helps to locate the information quickly * brevity has been maintained while sufficient theoretical background still provides a rationale for treatment * emphasis is on a practical, step-by-step approach to pre- and postoperative management

Assessment
Treatment principles and tools
Flexor tendons
Extensor tendons
Peripheral nerve injuries
Tendon transfers
Peripheral nerve entrapment
Conditions of the wrist and finger tendons
Dupuytren's contracture
Fractures of the hand
Joint injuries of the fingers and thumb
The wrist
Amputations - digital and partial hand
The arthritic hand
The complex hand injury
Microvascular free tissue transfer
The burnt hand
Chronic regional pain syndrome

Subject Areas: Physiotherapy [MQS]