Hand Rehabilitation

Provides treatment for people with hand injuries or problems.

Some injuries and conditions treated include:

• broken hands or wrists
• tendon repairs
• nerve repairs
• post-op Dupuytren’s management
• soft tissues injuries (e.g. dislocations, sprains)
• repetitive strain injuries (e.g. tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome)
• long-term problems (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis)

Services provided by an Occupational Therapist and may include:

• splinting after hand injuries (e.g. broken bones, tendon repairs, dislocation injuries)
• splinting for soft tissue or long-term problems (e.g. tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis)
• splinting to support and maintain function
• scar management

education about self-management of condition