The Hand Therapy Clinic at the Foundry is staffed by highly qualified Certified Hand Therapist’s (CHT’s) with advanced training and extensive clinical knowledge in the rehabilitation of the elbow, wrist and hand. Our therapists work closely with our orthopedic hand specialists to ensure a “team” approach to each patient. The focus of treatment is to assist the patient in regaining maximal use of the hand or arm and returning them as quickly as possible to all of their daily activities.
CHT’s commonly see a variety of arm diagnosis including:
- Sports injuries
- Cumulative trauma disorders/repetitive stress injuries
- Nerve injuries
- Tendon repairs
- Fractures/ dislocation or joint instabilities
- Arthritis
- Soft tissue injuries
- Amputations
- Acute trauma injuries
- Joint reconstructions or releases
Services provided at our hand therapy clinic include:
- Customized and pre-fabricated splinting to prevent or correct injury or deformities
- Desensitization and sensory re-education
- Edema and scar management
- Work conditioning
- Pain management
- Manual therapy
- Therapeutic exercise
- Patient and caregiver education
- Prescription and implementation of home exercise programs
- Joint protection and activity/ task modification
- Therapeutic modalities including low level laser. ultrasound, paraffin , electrical stimulation/NMES, thermal modalities and iontophoresis