ArmTutor Assists in Enhanced Rehabilitation Following Elbow Fractures
Posted August 21, 2011 by handtutorblog in Hand Tutor. Tagged: armtutor, Elbow, joint rehabilitation, Physical therapy, Upper limb. Leave a Comment | Edit
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According to Dr. P. Harding at the Department of Physiotherapy, The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia and published in Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 http://1.usa.gov/nes7Ge, there is a lack of robust evidence to inform on the timing of mobilization, and specifically on the use of early mobilization, after non-surgical or surgical treatment for adults with elbow fractures. There is a need for high quality, well-reported, adequately powered, randomized controlled trials that compare early versus delayed mobilization in people with commonly occurring elbow fractures, treated with or without surgery. Trials should use validated upper limb function scales, and assessment should be both short-term and long-term (at least one year). The ArmTutor has been developed to afford the patient intensive computer assisted training to regain full mobility of the elbow and limb. The sensor fitted device, one of several (HandTutor, LegTutor and 3DTutor) is placed on the arm and and connected to a computer with dedicated rehabilitation software that encourages intensive exercises to enhance a full range of mobility.
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