en پژوهشي Original Research Articles <p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Objectives:</strong> This study was designed to determine the effects of Volar-Dorsal Wrist/Hand Immobilization Splint on upper extremity motor components and function of stroke patients.</p> <p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Methods:</strong> fourteen patients were participated in this study. The patients were selected based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and were given the splint after a primary evaluation. They were re-evaluated after one, two and three months. In order to assess spasticity, the range of motion, and upper extremity function, the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), the goniometry, and fugl-meyer assessment were used respectively. The splints were used 2 hours during the day and the whole night in three months.</p> <p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Results: </strong>The amount of the upper extremity function changes (P(v)=0.07) was not significant: and the amount of the ranges of the motion changes (P(v)=0.02) were statistically significant. The changes in range of&nbsp; motion of other joints and spasticity were not significant (P(v)>.05).</p> <p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Discussion:</strong> The results of the present study indicated that, volar-dorsal wrist/hand immobilization splints can improve the AROM of metha-carpophalengeal joints. Although spasticity, the range of motion of other joints, and the upper extremity function went through some changes due to&nbsp; splinting (3month), these changes were not significant, which requires further research.</p> Stroke, Splint, Spasticity, Range of motion, Function 89 93 http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-123-4&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Malek Amini malekamini8@gmail.com No Iran University of medical sciences, Tehran, Iran. Aryan Shamili aryansh_2002@yahoo.com No Tabriz University of medical sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Marzieh Pashmdarfard malekamini8@yahoo.com Yes Occupational Therapist, Zanjan, Iran.