Functional Changes After Occupational Therapy Among Individuals With a Distal Radius Fracture: A Longitudinal Study

CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Occupational therapy services have an important role to play after a DRF in terms of returning to daily activities and reducing impairments in body functions. Earlier intervention and attending a higher number of occupational therapy sessions are likely to further improve these outcomes. What This Article Adds: Because the effects of occupational therapy among people with a DRF remain uncertain, we quantified the outcomes of this intervention in an outpatient rehabilitation service, revealing medium to large improvements in the performance of daily activities and in various body functions. Our findings identified two factors associated with better results: early initiation of therapy and a higher number of occupational therapy sessions.PMID:37971386 | DOI:10.5014/ajot.2023.050218
Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - Category: Occupational Health Authors: Source Type: research