Role of the Kinetic Therapy in Posttraumatic Hand Injuries

Abstract

Regardless of the type of injury and the initial form of treatment, the posttraumatic hand requires specific programs of functional rehabilitation.
Material and Methods. The study was conducted over a period of 6 months on an important case which presented a complex trauma to the right hand. I applied tests to assess for pain, mobility, strength, global motor assessment and functionality. Kinetic therapy was performed daily in the first month and 3 times / week for the next months. The objectives targeted reliving pain and muscles atrophy, restoring mobility and strength, sensitivity rehabilitation and recovery of the gesture coordination.
Results. The evolution of the pain on VAS scale recorded significant decreases in all testing times. Mobility deficiency existing in the wrist and fingers diminished showing at the end of the second stage mobility closer to normal values. The strength testing was found to increase to the next evaluation, improving visible in the second stage of treatment. Overall assessment done on the three periods of treatment shows a favorable evolution, the patient managed to achieve major ADLs. At the end of treatment functionality recorded a percentage of 93.33% of normal.
Conclusion. A well-developed kinetic therapy treatment restores normal range of motion, combats existing deficits and enhances the functionality of the hand with an increase in quality of life.