Seven practical recommendations to ensure stretching exercises for burn rehabilitation are performed safely and effectively.

Explore the issue of body image after burns, its impact on recovery and how therapists can support patients in facing these challenges.

We introduce a special triangular wedge with anchor points for the elastic bandage to achieve finger extension passive stretching.

Learn about key factors that influence hypertrophic scar development and scar outcomes.

Learn what are the challenges for pressure therapy for shoulder burn scars and what side effects commonly occur.

Vita TU, Occupational Therapist and Project Manager Sunshine Social Welfare Foundation Therapeutic exercises play an essential role in...

How to balance the need for pressure therapy for burn scars (scar control), with the need to protect fragile and unstable scars?

We discuss how to choose among different interventions for pressure therapy for burn scars when scar stability is not optimal.

Discover pressure therapy options for burn scars. Learn about considerations for scar stability and effective intervention.

Discover the crucial role of the scapula in the rehabilitation of the burned shoulder and understand scapulohumeral rhythm.

We discuss the importance of shoulder function and and the challenges to provide effective rehabilitation of the burned shoulder.

Discover effective ways to manage little finger claw hand deformity with our comprehensive guide.

Discover why managing little finger claw hand deformity is crucial for hand function and grip strength.

Discover the hidden impact of tension from adjacent burn scars on skin and joint movement.

Discover how empathic communication transforms patient care for burn rehabilitation.

Safely execute EDC muscle strengthening exercise for post-burn intrinsic tightness with our important precautions.

Understand the impact of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) on burn rehabilitation and how to support the patient's recovery.

Explore challenges in treating burn hypertrophic scars on dorsum of finger, and how compromised skin extensibility affects joint movement.

Understand and recognize signs of post-burn heterotopic ossification.

We’ll demonstrate a simple and easy-to-execute EDC muscle strengthening exercise for post-burn intrinsic tightness.

In this article, we discuss the temporal influence on hypertrophic burn scar development, as well as key precautions to prevent them.

Discover hook grasp training methods for managing post-burn intrinsic tightness of the hand.

We discuss the importance of paying attention to post-burn intrinsic tightness, and how to avoid 5 blind spots when dealing with it.

Learn how and when to use crepe elastic bandage to enhance wrist extension through passive stretching and avoid common mistakes.

Learn how and when to use crepe elastic bandage to enhance wrist flexion through passive stretching and avoid common mistakes.

Find inspiration and creative solutions to design assistive devices that improve the lives of burn patients.

Find out how to make rehabilitation more meaningful for patients by using BADL as training goals post-burns.

This article will identify common “blind spots” so that the rehabilitation effect can be maximized.

Use crepe elastic bandage for passive stretching, to achieve combined flexion of joints for dorsal scars on hands.

We explain two key points for pressure garment overlapping that the therapist must consider.

Sequence for wearing garments can impact the therapeutic effect of pressure therapy.

We will explain when pressure garments should be removed or kept on during rehabilitation exercises and key points to pay attention to.

Three factors to consider regarding the 23 hours rule for wearing pressure garments.

In this video, Ching-Yi Lu (OT) will explain five easy-to-remember steps to help you evaluate a burned hand.

How to use Total Active Motion to measure composite ROM and get a better idea of functional performance of the hand.

In the case of claw hand deformity, which joint should we prioritize (MP or PIP) to achieve maximum impact?

Three cheat sheets to remember how post-burn hand deformities present themselves, their causes and impact on surrounding tissues.

We explain why edema is serious and why therapists should never overlook or underestimate its impact when dealing with burned hands.

Observing the impact of scars on multiple joints is important to asses functional independence of burn patients.

How can the therapist help prepare the patient’s transition towards a new pressure garment-free life and how to deal with concerns.

Why it's important to consider wounds when deciding whether pressure garments are an appropriate pressure therapy intervention.

Caution is required when exercising to avoid secondary damage to the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints post-burn injury.

A case to illustrate key points Chen-Jui HSU, Occupational Therapist, Taipei Rehabilitation Center, Sunshine Social Welfare Foundation...

When immobilizing the burned hand, why is the safe position safe? We'll explain the positioning of the wrist and thumb.

When immobilizing the burned hand, why is the safe position safe? We'll explain the positioning of MP and IP joints.

In this video, we will show you how to make a simple mouth dilator using metal wire to provide horizontal stretch to scars around the mouth.

Pocket sewed inside pressure garments to place an insert made of sponge or thick material can increase pressure in concave areas.

Learn how to make easy and inexpensive palmar inserts by using jeans that can be used underneath pressure garment gloves to control scars.

This short video explains the step-by-step process to make a modified grip aid used by people with bilateral loss of grasp function.

Sunshine Foundation launched the book Burn Rehabilitation: Theory and Practice, to share its clinical burn rehabilitation experience.