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Can muscles, tendons, etc. permanently atrophy or shorten if a hand or wrist is kept in a hard splint for too long? or can something like that be reversed with time and lots of pt?
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Atrophy can occur with long term non activity of any limb. PT is in order for return to normal function of hand, only time and therapy will restore usage.
Answered 3/27/2023
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