· 7 min read
How to measure home exercise adherence: diaries, EARS and counts
There is no gold standard for measuring home exercise adherence. What diaries, EARS and sensor or camera counts each capture, and how to combine them.
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Notes on hand exercise at home
Plain-language guides for the weeks after a cast, an injection or an operation, and evidence reviews on home-exercise adherence for hand therapists and physiotherapists. Every article lists its sources.
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Evidence on home-exercise adherence, written for hand therapists and physiotherapists.
· 8 min read
Do reminders, apps and gamification improve home-exercise adherence? What the evidence shows
Apps, reminders and games for home exercise: what trials and reviews show about adherence, including the null results vendor blogs leave out.
· 7 min read
Why patients skip home exercises: what the adherence research says
Home exercise program adherence is multifactorial. What four studies link to compliance, what a tool can and cannot fix, and what to try in clinic.
For patients
Plain-language guides for people doing hand exercises at home.
· 7 min read
What is hand therapy? What a hand therapist does and who pays
What hand therapy is, who hand therapists are, what happens at a first visit, whether you need a referral, and how paying for it works in the US.
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Hand exercises after carpal tunnel surgery: following your own plan
When to start hand exercises after carpal tunnel surgery depends on your surgeon. Questions to ask, how to keep a routine, and why more is not better.
· 8 min read
Hand stiffness after a cast: what is normal and what helps
Why your wrist and hand feel stiff when the cast comes off, how long it usually lasts, what to ask your therapist, and how to keep up your exercises.
· 8 min read
Trigger finger exercises: do they help, and how to keep a routine
Trusted sources disagree on trigger finger exercises. What they say, and how to build a routine if your therapist has already given you exercises.