Journal of Hand Therapy
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 10-18 , January 2009

Exercise and Hand Osteoarthritis Symptomatology: A Controlled Crossover Trial

  • Matthew Wayne Rogers, MS, CSCS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence and reprint requests to Matthew Wayne Rogers, MS, CSCS, The Arthritis Research Institute of America, 300 S Duncan Avenue, Suite 188, Clearwater, FL 33755.
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  • Frances Vaughn Wilder, PhD

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 This project was presented at the May, 2008 American College of Sports Medicine annual meeting in Indianapolis. The authors report no conflicts of interest in the conduct or reporting of this research. This project was supported in part by a product grant from The Hygenic Corporation, which provided the Thera-Band® Hand Exercisers (The Hygenic Corporation, Akron, OH).

PII: S0894-1130(08)00169-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jht.2008.09.002

Journal of Hand Therapy
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 10-18 , January 2009

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