@article{ref1,
title="Behavioural treatment of post-traumatic and vibration-induced digital cold sensitivity",
journal="Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery and hand surgery",
year="2003",
author="Carlsson, Ingela and Cederlund, Ragnhild and Holmberg, Jan and Lundborg, Göran",
volume="37",
number="6",
pages="371-378",
abstract="Cold sensitivity is a common problem after all types of hand injuries. The aim of the present study was to assess possible effects of treatment by Pavlovian conditioning, a behavioural treatment method for digital cold sensitivity where whole body cold exposure becomes associated with warm hands. Eighteen hand-injured patients and nine patients with vibration-induced problems in their hands completed the treatment. Questionnaires and questions, assessment of perception of touch/pressure and skin temperatures after cold provocation, was made before and after the completed period of treatment and after 6 and 12 months. The results indicated subjective improvement in the hand-injured group in contrast to a lack of response in the vibration group. An increased digital skin temperature after treatment was noted for the vibration-exposed group only, which however did not persist at 6 and 12 months' follow-up.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0284-4311",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}