Hand Therapy

Treated Conditions

Conditions we treat include, but are not limited to:

• Nerve injuries and repairs
• Sports injuries
• Repetitive stress injuries
• Tendonitis, tendonosis
• Nerve entrapment syndromes
• Myofascial pain syndrome
• Fractures
• Joint dislocations and replacements
• Reconstructive hand/wrist/elbow surgeries
• Complex regional pain syndrome
• Arthritis
• Sprains and strains
• Burns
• Congenital limb differences
• Amputations and replants
• Tendon repairs

Therapeutic Techniques

Your hand therapist will perform a thorough evaluation appropriate to your condition. Your treatment plan, based on clinical findings, may include splinting, exercise, modalities, activity modification, and home exercise.

Therapeutic techniques include:

• Soft tissue mobilization
• Joint mobilization
• Wound care
• Scar management
• Edema control
• Custom splint fabrication
• Ergonomic/workstation instruction
• Pain control
• Biofeedback work/functional retraining
• Training and activity modification for activities of daily living
• Therapeutic modalities—heat, ice, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, shortwave diathermy, light therapy, fluidotherapy, paraffin
• Manual therapy