Rehabilitation of patients after traumatic injuries to the hand and during the course of upper limb enthesopathic syndromes using personal electronic devices - a preliminary report

Abstract

Introduction: Along with technological progress, various types of computerized testing systems, assessment and documentation of the course of treatment are used more and more often in upper limb rehabilitation after traumatic injuries. The necessity to individualize exercise programs is also emphasized. The large possibilities of adapting modern technological achievements used during treatment to achieve the expected and intended goals in the rehabilitation process are emphasized. Study aim: The aim of the work is to present the possibility of using a tablet during rehabilitation of patients after selected traumatic upper limb injuries. Research material and methods: This study material comprises patients rehabilitated due to various traumatic injuries and entesopathic syndromes of the upper limb at the Specialist Centre of Hand Rehabilitation in Krakow. The presented exercises, which were part of a wider, comprehensive program to rehabilitate these patients, were also carried out at home. Particular attention was paid to the possibility of using a tablet and personal mobile phone (smartphones) in its course. Summary: Professional literature on the issues of rehabilitation in patients after traumatic injuries to the hand, as well as in the course of entesopathic syndromes, more and more frequently refers to the possibility of using modern programs and electronic devices in this process, including tablets and personal mobile phones. The use of these devices allows to conduct a rehabilitation program both in outpatient clinical conditions and home settings. physical therapy, hand rehabilitation, innovation in rehabilitation, smartphone, tablet