Hand Therapy

Restoring function, improving lives.

Hand therapy is a highly specialized area of physical rehabilitation for patients with one or more of the following:

• Traumatic injuries of the hand and arm that result in
• Wounds
• Fractures
• Damage to the tendons, muscles and nerves
• Soft tissue, nerve and joint conditions
• Tendinitis/tendinosis (e.g. tennis elbow)
• Nerve entrapment (e.g. carpal tunnel syndrome)
• Arthritis

Procedures

The Hand Therapy program at Griffin Hospital features the following procedures conducted by a Certified Hand Therapist or an occupational or physical therapist who has specialized skilled in the evaluation and management of hand and arm injuries:

• Clinical and standardized evaluation and examination
• Acute pain management using physical agents and modalities
• Customized splint/orthotic design, fabrication, fitting and training to promote healing and improve function
• Therapeutic exercise program and manual interventions designed to improve muscle strength and endurance and joint motion and flexibility
• Training in the performance of personal occupations or valued daily life activities, leisure and work duties using environmental, task and instrumental adaptations
• Ergonomic evaluation, work safety training, and recommendations to improve workstations
• Sensory re-education or desensitization following direct nerve trauma
• Conditioning prior to return to usual occupations in the home, work and community