Research Article
Long-Term Use of a Static Hand-Wrist Orthosis in Chronic Stroke Patients: A Pilot Study
Table 2
Self-reported complaints in the hemiplegic upper limb.
| | Reasons for wearing a static orthosis | Complaints before orthosis use | Complaints since use orthosis | | Median (range) (0–10) | Median (range) (0–10) |
| | Spasticity | 10/11 | 8 (5–10) | 7.5 (5–10) | | Hygiene maintenance | 5/11 | 7 (5–10) | 6 (1–7) | | Pain | 3/11 | 8 (7–10) | 7 (0–9) | | Edema | 0/11 | — | — | | Opening hand | 7/11 | 8.5 (7–10) | 7.5 (5–10) |
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