Prescribing hand strengthening exercise for patients with rheumatoid arthritis; clinical cues influencing occupational therapists' and physiotherapists' judgements.

Graham Boniface Nicola White Christopher Tomlinson Meriel Norris Neil E O'Connell Esther Williamson Priscilla Harries

Published in: Musculoskeletal care (2023)

This study provides insights into how therapists prescribe hand exercises. Intensity of hand strengthening exercise was influenced by three key clinical cues, including pain intensity and disease activity.

Keyphrases

high intensity
disease activity
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis
resistance training
rheumatoid arthritis patients
physical activity
ankylosing spondylitis
primary care
chronic pain
pain management
juvenile idiopathic arthritis
body composition
neuropathic pain
spinal cord
drug induced