Hand & Upper Extremity Therapy
Grouped below are various conditions and treatments that are handled through our dedicated Occupational Therapy Services.This list is not exhaustive and our team handles all diagnoses from the shoulder to the finger tips both conservative and post-operative treatments.
Hand Conditions & Treatments
Finger Fractures and Dislocations
Finger splint
Edema management
Range of motion exercises
Arthritis
Paraffin and moist heat therapy
Edema management
Range of motion exercises
Isometric strengthening exercises
Joint protection techniques
Adaptive equipment
Thumb Basal Joint Arthritis
Hand-based thumb spica splint
Deep-tissue massage of thenar eminence
Range of motion and strengthening exercises
Education on joint-protection principles
Adaptive equipment
Flexor Tendon Laceration
Dorsal blocking splint
Range of motion exercises
Edema and scar management
Extensor Tendon Laceration
Dynamic dorsal extension outrigger
Range of motion exercises
Edema and scar management
Mallet Finger
Finger extension splint
Edema management
Trigger Thumb / Finger
Finger/thumb splint
Lontophoresis and edema management
Activity modification
Skier’s or Gamekeeper's Thumb
Hand-based thumb spica splint
Edema management
Range of motion exercises
Amputations
Whirlpool and wound care
Dressing changes
Range of motion exercises
Desensitization
Stump shaping
Burns and Frostbite
Whirlpool and wound care
Dressing changes
Splinting
Range of motion exercises
Wrist Conditions & Treatments
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Wrist splint
Tendon and median nerve glides
Education on avoiding aggravating activities
De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis
Forearm-based thumb spica splint
Edema management
Range of motion and strengthening exercises
Activity modification
Wrist Tendonitis
Wrist immobilization splint
Edema management
Intersection Syndrome
Forearm-based thumb spica splint
Edema management
Activity modification and symptom management
Scaphoid Fractures
Forearm-based thumb spica with ulnar clamshell
Edema management
Range of motion and strengthening following bony healing
Wrist Sprain
Wrist immobilization splint
Edema management
Range of motion exercises and strengthening
Activity modification and symptom management
Wrist Fractures
Wrist splint
Edema management
Range of motion exercises
Strengthening exercises following bony healing
Degenerative Joint Disease of the Wrist
Wrist immobilization splint
Paraffin and moist heat therapy
Activity modification, adaptive equipment, and joint-protection principles
Range of motion exercises
Midcarpal Instability
Forearm-based ulnar gutter / radial clamshell splint
Edema management
Education on avoiding aggravating activities
Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex (TFCC) Injury
Forearm-based ulnar gutter / radial clamshell splint
Education on avoiding aggravating activities
Strengthening
Elbow Conditions & Treatments
Tennis and Golfer’s Elbow
Wrist immobilization splint / aircast
Lontophoresis (acute)
Electrical stimulation and heat (chronic)
Deep tissue massage
Forearm stretches and icing of affected area
Strengthening
Activity modification and symptom management
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Elbow gel pad
Elbow extension splint
Ulnar nerve glides
Education on avoiding aggravating activities
Radial Nerve Palsy
Dynamic dorsal extension outrigger
Passive range of motion exercises
Monthly monitoring for regeneration / update exercises
Shoulder Condition & Treatments
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Brachial plexus nerve glides
Postural stretches and exercises
Back strengthening exercises
Education on proper posture
Impingement Syndrome
Rotator Cuff Tendonitis
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