hand therapy
Digit function restoration
Hand therapy is a specialized form of rehabilitation focusing on conditions affecting the hands, wrists, and forearms.
Practitioners—typically occupational or physical therapists with advanced training—treat injuries, surgical recoveries, and chronic conditions like arthritis or carpal tunnel syndrome.
Treatment combines exercises, splinting, and manual techniques to restore strength, mobility, and function: After the tendon repair, she needed six weeks of hand therapy.
- tendonsFibrous connective cords
- splintingStabilizing injured bones externally
- orthopedicsMedicine of bones, joints
- metacarpalsBones connecting wrist to fingers
- tendon ruptureTorn muscle-to-bone connector
nerve compression · fractures · carpal tunnel syndrome · rheumatoid arthritis · arthritis · joint stiffness · post-surgical recovery · functional recovery · scar tissue · grip strength · fine motor skills · desensitization · trigger finger · sprains · ligaments · rheumatology · deformity · wrist
hand therapyhand surgery
Procedure repairing digits or palm
surgical intervention · amputation · reconstructive surgery · orthopedic surgery · joint replacement