Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 86, Issue 12 , Pages 2324-2329 , December 2005

Comparative Effectiveness of the GivMohr Sling in Subjects With Flaccid Upper Limbs on Subluxation Through Radiologic Analysis

Presented in part to the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting, February 2001, San Antonio, TX.

  • Kathy Dieruf, PT, PhD, NCS

      Affiliations

    • Physical Therapy Program, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Kathy Dieruf, PT, PhD, NCS, Health Sciences Center, Physical Therapy Program, MSC09, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
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  • Janet L. Poole, PhD, OTR/L

      Affiliations

    • Occupational Therapy Graduate Program, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM
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  • Cindy Gregory, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Behavioral Health Research Center of the Southwest, Albuquerque, NM
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  • Erin Joerg Rodriguez, PT

      Affiliations

    • Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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  • Carol Spizman, MOT

      Affiliations

    • Occupational Therapy Graduate Program, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM

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 Supported in part by the University of New Mexico Nursing/Pharmacy and Allied Health Research Allocation Committee.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(05)00924-X

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.07.291

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 86, Issue 12 , Pages 2324-2329 , December 2005

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