Can a JAS device help regain range of motion in your wrist?
A study was conducted that took 25 patients who had healed from distal radius fractures but had not fully regained range of motion through physical therapy alone. A standard protocol of three 30 minute sessions per day with the JAS SPS Wrist device was prescribed.
The average duration of the protocol was 75 days, after which data recorded before the protocol was compared against data recorded after protocol ended. On average, patients experienced increases of 18.6˚ on wrist extension and 11.4˚ on wrist flexion, increases in forearm pronation of 20˚ and supination of 14.5˚. Average grip strength improved by 24.5 pounds. DASH (Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder, and Hand) scores improved 24 points!
The data revealed that JAS SPS splinting can be a useful adjunct to physical therapy in the treatment of post-traumatic stiffness after wrist fracture.
