Proprioception evaluation and treatment: Hand therapist practice patterns.

Autor: Valdes K; Touro University, School of Occupational Therapy, Henderson, NV, USA. Electronic address: kvaldes2@touro.edu., Rider JV; Touro University, School of Occupational Therapy, Henderson, NV, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand Therapists [J Hand Ther] 2024 Apr-Jun; Vol. 37 (2), pp. 250-256. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 19.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2023.09.007
Abstrakt: Background: Little is known about how hand therapists assess proprioception and treat deficits in clinical practice and what types of diagnoses they see most often. To our knowledge, no survey has been completed regarding proprioception practice patterns among hand therapists.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine current practice patterns related to the treatment and assessment of proprioception deficits by hand therapists in the United States.
Study Design: This was a cross-sectional study using a survey instrument.
Methods: The survey was sent to occupational and physical therapists identified as certified hand therapists or members of the American Society of Hand Therapists. The Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-Surveys was used in reporting results.
Results: Members of American Society of Hand Therapists (n=152) responded to the survey. The participants were asked if they provided rehabilitation services to people who have proprioceptive deficits, and 122 (82%) responded yes, and 27 (18%) responded no. Most therapists use a standardized technique for assessing proprioceptive deficits. Hand therapists' mean confidence level in treating proprioception deficits was 7.2 out of 10 compared to the mean confidence level reported evaluating them, which was 6.1 out of 10.
Conclusions: Most hand therapists evaluate and treat proprioception deficits across a variety of diagnoses. While the frequency and duration of proprioception treatment varies, most hand therapists reported high use of open- and closed-chain exercises and activities along with elastic taping as part of their intervention approach.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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