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An evaluation of wrist and forearm movement during purposeful activities and range of movement exercises after surgical repair of a distal radius fracture: a randomized crossover study
Collis JM, Mayland EC, Wright-St Clair V, Rashid U, Kayes N, Signal N
Journal of Hand Therapy 2023 Jul-Sep;36(3):593-605
clinical trial
4/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: No; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: Yes; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

PURPOSE: Following surgical repair of distal radius fractures, range of movement (ROM) exercises are the primary approach for restoring movement during early rehabilitation. Specified purposeful activities can also be used, but the movement produced by activities is not well-understood. The study aimed to evaluate and compare movement during purposeful activity and ROM exercises METHODS: Thirty-five adults with a surgically repaired distal radius facture undertook two 10-minutes interventions: purposeful activity (PA) and active ROM exercises (AE), separated by a 60 minute washout, in random order. Data collection occurred during a single session on the same day. Electrogoniometry was used to measure time-accumulated position (TAP), a global metric of movement range and amount, maximum active end range, movement repetitions, excursions > 75% of available ROM, and active time. Data were analyzed using linear mixed and generalized linear mixed regression models. RESULTS: Purposeful activities selected were predominantly household or food preparation. TAP was significantly higher during AE than PA: -1878 (-2388 to -1367), p <= 0.001, for wrist extension/flexion. PA produced significantly greater movement repetitions for wrist extension/flexion and deviation, excursions beyond 75% of available ROM, and active time, than AE. During PA the wrist was extending/flexing a mean of 97% (92, 101), of the time, compared with 43% (40, 47), during AE. There were no significant differences in maximum end range for wrist extension between PA, 33.7 degrees (29.8 to 37.5) and AE, 34.5 degrees (30.7 to 38.4), or for ulnar deviation. CONCLUSIONS: ROM exercises produced higher volumes of sustained joint position than purposeful activity but activities, selected for importance and challenge, produced significantly higher volumes of continuous, repetitious motion in equivalent ranges of movement as exercise repetitions. The study challenges therapists to consider the rehabilitative potential of movement produced by activity for restoring movement and function in the early postoperative weeks.

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