RT Book, Section
A1 Armstrong, Cindy Johnson
A2 Mitra, Raj
SR Print(0)
ID 1159830633
T1 Hand Rehabilitation
T2 Principles of Rehabilitation Medicine
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071793339
LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159830633
RD 2024/04/16
AB THE  HISTORY  OF  HAND  THERAPY  AND  HAND  rehabilitation  began  during  World  War  II  when  the  Surgeon  General,  Major  General  Norman  T.  Kirk,  determined  that  severe  hand  injuries  and  surgeries  were  worthy  of  specialized  treatment.  This  led  to  the  development  of  nine  “hand  centers”  in  select  military  hospitals  across  the  country  where  officers  trained  in  plastic,  orthopedic,  and  neurologic  surgery  were  designated  to  repair  wounded  hands.  These  surgeons  realized  that  postoperative  therapy  was  as  critical  to  recovery  and  socioeconomic  well-being  as  the  surgery  itself  and  worked  closely  with  therapists  to  develop  specialized  protocols  and  technical  manuals  to  manage  this  patient  population.