Letter to the editor regarding “The biomechanics of osteoarthritis in the hand: Implications and prospects for hand therapy”

Thank you to Kerkhof and colleagues for sharing their disciplinary expertise on the intersection of biomechanics, hand osteoarthritis (OA), and rehabilitation.1 I appreciate the authors ’ recognition of the underutilization of hand therapy services as “a prehab tool” for surgical management of trapeziometacarpal (TMC) OA. While the evidence for prehabilitation remains limited overall for OA-related surgical procedures,2 the approach is promising and should be further investig ated by hand therapists.
Source: Journal of Hand Therapy - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research