Cold intolerance in the hand is a big problem for patients after nerve- and vascular injuries. The purpose of this paper is to emphasise how important and necessary it is that hand therapists consider this phenomenon in the evaluation of hand function after nerve injuries, and that further developmental work and research are needed in this important area.
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