Students Present Posters at American Society of Hand Therapists Annual Meeting

September 26-29, 2024

Students and faculty attended the American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT) Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri from September 26-29, 2024.

  • D’Imperio, M.* & Doerrer, S.+ (2024). Robot-assisted training as self-training for upper limb hemiplegia in chronic stroke: A randomized controlled trial (critically appraised paper).
  • Hirst, L.* & Doerrer, S.+ (2024). Sensory interventions on motor function, activities of daily living, and spasticity of the upper limb in people with stroke: A randomized clinical trial (critically appraised paper).
  • Jernigan, E.* & Rogers, L.^ (2024). Physical exercise and occupational therapy at home to improve the quality of life in subjects affected by rheumatoic arthritis: A randomized controlled trial (critically appraised paper).
  • Metts, R.* & Doerrer, S.+ (2024). Management of stable proximal interphalangeal joint volar plate injuries with figure-of-8 orthoses: A parallel group randomized controlled trial (critically appraised paper).  
  • Rogers, L.^, Doerrer, S.+, Finley, M., & Smith, S. (2024). A novel, comprehensive evaluation for peripheral nerve dysfunction as a consequence of elbow and forearm trauma. 

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