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A comparison of dorsal and volar resting hand splints in the reduction of hypertonus . Ten adults with hypertonic wrist flexors volunteered as subjects in an experiment comparing the effectiveness of dorsal and volar resting hand splints in the reduction of abnormal muscle tone . Subjects were randomly assigned to two groups of five each . Individuals in one group were fitted with dorsal splints , and individuals in a second group with volar splints . Measurements by spring-weighted scales were taken to assess the efficiency of each splint design in the reduction of hypertonus . Results demonstrated no significant differences between the volar and dorsal splints in reducing hypertonus . However , the age of the subjects was found to be an intervening variable : The older subjects of both groups demonstrated a gradual but not significant decline in hypertonus , whereas the younger adults demonstrated a significant decline in hypertonus over a 6-week period .
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Intervention_Physical
dorsal and volar resting hand splints
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Intervention_Physical
dorsal and volar resting hand splints
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Intervention_Physical
dorsal splints
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Intervention_Physical
volar splints
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Intervention_Physical
volar and dorsal splints
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Outcome_Physical
abnormal muscle tone .
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Outcome_Physical
hypertonus .
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Outcome_Other
no significant differences
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Outcome_Physical
hypertonus
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Participant_Condition
hypertonus .
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Participant_Sample-size
Ten
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Participant_Age
adults
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Participant_Condition
hypertonic
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Participant_Condition
hypertonus .
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Participant_Age
older
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Participant_Age
younger adults