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1: J Hand Ther. 1997 Apr-Jun;10(2):175-82.Links

Pain management programs in hand therapy: a literature review and appraisal.

Doleys DM, Marino L, Howell M, Nicholson B.

Pain and Rehabilitation Institute, Montclair Workplace, Inc., Birmingham, AL 35223, USA.

This article analyzes literature on pain management programs in hand therapy. Philosophical and practical issues that may influence the approach to pain are reviewed. Possible explanations for the relative lack of interdisciplinary/comprehensive approaches to pain are put forth. Conditions under which more comprehensive treatment should be considered are discussed.

PMID: 9188036 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]