Making FREEHAND their hand: the role of occupational therapy in implementing FES in tetraplegia.
For persons with tetraplegia, improvements in function and independence are promoted by augmenting residual hand function. Assistive technology offers ways to enhance independence through enabling activities of daily living (ADL) performance. Splints and adaptive aids have traditionally been used to...
| Publicado en: | Technology & Disability Vol. 11; no. 1/2; pp. 29 - 35 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
1999
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