Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2694987 | Journal of Hand Therapy | 2010 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Although protocols provide therapists with the scaffolding with which to build a treatment program, it is the judgment, knowledge, and skills of the therapist, and how the one uses such information that allows for modification of a protocol when deemed necessary. This therapist outlines how she modified a postsurgical protocol by using anatomy, biomechanics, the literature, and clinical judgment. This article describes the methodical approach used to successfully modify a standard postsurgical protocol after a PIP joint arthroplasty.—Victoria Priganc, PhD, OTR, CHT, CLT, Practice Forum Editor
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Authors
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