The Clinical Utility of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Hand Burns

Inclusion Criteria: * a deep partial-thickness (second-degree) burn or a full thickness (third-degree) burn to their hands * less than 6 months since the onset of the burn injury Exclusion Criteria: * fourth-degree burns(involving muscles, tendons, and bone injuries)\\ * musculoskeletal diseases(fracture, amputation, rheumatoid arthritis, and degenerative joint diseases) in the burned hands * neurological diseases(such as peripheral nerve disorders) * preexisting physical and psychologic disability (severe aphasia and cognitive impairment that could influence the intervention) * severe pain impeding hand rehabilitation