# Hand Osteoarthritis Rehabilitation

- Link: https://sifsof.com/clinical-apps/hand-osteoarthritis-rehabilitation/
- Published: 2021-08-22T18:40:34+00:00
- Author: Monica

[Hand osteoarthritis](https://www.healthline.com/health/osteoarthritis/osteoarthritis-hand#symptoms)
is an inflammation that causes pain and stiffness in the joints. It usually happens
in three places:

 * The base of your thumb, where it meets the wrist.
 * fingertips
 * Middle knuckles of the fingers

**Hand Osteoarthritis Symptoms**

Hand osteoarthritis causes the bones to rub together without a cushion. This rubbing
results in mild inflammation, deformity, limited range of motion, a weak grip, swelling
and pain…

**Hand Osteoarthritis causes:**

The exact cause of hand arthritis is unknown. The condition usually develops due
to wear and tear of the joint, which occurs gradually over time especially for elderly,
people born with malformed joints or defective cartilage, those have a family member
who also has degenerative joint pain of the hands and people with a job that requires
a lot of hand work such as manufacturing.

**Hand Osteoarthritis treatment:**

There’s no specific cure for this illness, but there are ways to protect the joints
and feel better. In fact, People with hand OA need to go through some exercises 
to maintain flexibility in their hands in which the stiffness and discomfort in 
their hands worsens over time if they do not.

For this reason, the Portable Rehabilitation Robotic Gloves are designed to improve
the quality of hand training and gradually enhance the mobility in the hands.

 The [SIFREHAB-1.0](https://sifsof.com/product/portable-rehabilitation-robotic-gloves-sifrehab-1-0/)
has a multi-sensory rehabilitation exercises, which helps in recovering the lost
sensation and regaining strength in both hands and fingers. All that the patient
has to do is to complete the daily rehabilitation training plan, and follow the 
instructions of the task-oriented training including the **Mirror therapy + Flexion
and Extension exercises** which minimize muscle tension, enhance blood circulation,
relieve edema, and prevent muscle weakening. 

While, The [SIFREHAB-1.1](https://sifsof.com/product/robotic-rehabilitation-gloves-sifrehab-1-1/)
comes with a** Single finger training** which is effective for the rehabilitation
of damaged fingers. During use, the patient can set the flexion and extension time
separately according to the level of muscle tension to help the fingers flexion 
and extension.in addition to that, this model offers a **passive training mode **
which is controlled by the sifrehab drive, in which the force between the exoskeleton
and the hand detected by the sensors synchronizes the movement of the hand,enforces
the motion ability and  induce patients to participate in rehabilitation training
actively. 

Overall, the SIFREHAB-1.0 or SIFREHAB-1.1 are beneficial for patients with Hand 
OA because these robotic gloves not only assist physicians to enhance their performance
by offering better rehabilitation treatment but also allow patients to exercise 
safely and freely at home. Thus, the rehabilitative impact is improved and the process
is accelerated.

Ref: [Hand Arthritis: Symptoms, Treatment, and More](https://www.healthline.com/health/osteoarthritis/osteoarthritis-hand)

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