Can the fistula arm be used to lift heavy items? Six-pound dumbbells versus handgrip exercise in a 6-month follow-up secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.
Ya-Wen MoLi SongJing-Ya HuangChun-Yan SunLi-Fang ZhouShu-Qian ZhengTing-Ting ZhuangYing-Gui ChenYuan-Han ChenShuang-Xin LiuXin-Ling LiangXia FuPublished in: The journal of vascular access (2019)
Hemodialysis patients can safely use their fistula arm to lift objects weighing less than 6 lb, which encourages increased motion and helps preserve the functionality of the fistula arm.