Cumulative trauma disorders in upper limbs: rehabilitation

Authors

  • Gustavo Fadel
  • Viviane Duarte Correia
  • Arlete Camargo de Melo Salimene
  • Fábio Marcon Alfieri
  • Marta Imamura
  • Chennyfer Dobbins Paes da Rosa
  • Wanderley Marques Bernardo
  • Linamara Rizzo Battistella https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5275-0733

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5935/0104-7795.20130014

Keywords:

Cumulative Trauma Disorders, Upper Extremity, Rehabilitation, Practice Guidelines as Topic

Abstract

Articles in the MedLine (PubMed) database and other research sources were reviewed, with no age limit. The search strategy used was based on structured questions in the PICO format (from the initials: Patient, Intervention, Control and Outcome).

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2013-06-09

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Fadel G, Correia VD, Salimene AC de M, Alfieri FM, Imamura M, Rosa CDP da, et al. Cumulative trauma disorders in upper limbs: rehabilitation. Acta Fisiátr. [Internet]. 2013 Jun. 9 [cited 2024 May 18];20(2):83-8. Available from: https://www.revistas.usp.br/actafisiatrica/article/view/103764