Randomized controlled trials investigating non-pharmacological therapies for hand osteoarthritis are rare. One such study now suggests that neoprene splints could be effective for the treatment of base-of-thumb osteoarthritis—but some questions remain unanswered.
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Dougados, M. More evidence for non-pharmacological OA therapy. Nat Rev Rheumatol 5, 597–598 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrrheum.2009.214
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