Type
Adult Services - MSK Occupational TherapyMusculoskeletal Occupational Therapy (OT) Hand Therapy offers a wide range of treatments for patients who have a hand /wrist dysfunction or injury.
What is Hand Therapy?
Hands provide us with the ability to grasp, hold, move and manipulate objects, they consist of the wrist, palm and fingers and all are vital for everyday functional living. No matter what age you are or what you do for a living, hand therapy has a crucial role in guiding you through your recovery after an injury, elective operation or long term condition.
What is a Hand Therapist?
A Hand Therapist is a highly trained occupational therapist trained in treating hand conditions. Our aim is to enable you to return to using your hands in daily activities following a hand injury. These activities could include your job, home, sports or hobbies. On your first visit we will assess what your needs are. We will then help you understand your condition and after an assessment we will create a treatment plan with you tailored to meet your unique needs and enable you to work with your plan at home.
What is a Hand Therapy Assessment?
An assessment will include reviewing any wounds, scars, swelling and looking at range of movement, strength, hand function and pain to enable us to tailor a treatment plan for your condition including exercise programmes, preventative care, ultrasound, scar management and if appropriate aids to daily living.
Splinting
Your injury, surgery or long term condition may require you to wear a splint. There are two types of splints one used for resting joints of the wrist and hand and the other to support work done by the hands
Hand Rheumatology Workshop
We run a monthly Rheumatology workshop to help patients to manage their symptoms more effectively and to be able to engage in everyday tasks more efficiently. Either the bone, tendon or ligament after surgery or in long term conditions such as arthritis. Much of the treatment can be carried out in your own home and we will provide regular outpatient reviews. Some people are unable to return to the previous level of functioning. The Hand therapist can assist in signposting and referring to other services, if required.
Hand Therapy plays a crucial role in guiding you through recovery or management of your surgery or condition.
Who is this service for? For adults with hand dysfunction and injuries.
How to access this service: Referrals are accepted from qualified professionals including GPs, consultants, accident and emergency (A&E) and allied health professionals.
Contact Details
- Telephone: 0330 5556789
Available Locations
Useful resources and links
Blocking exercises for hand therapy - document [pdf] 261KB
Carpal tunnel syndrome exercises - document[pdf] 385KB
Coban wrap information - document [pdf] 234KB
Contrast baths information - document [pdf] 131KB
Desensitisation programme - document[pdf] 142KB
Exercises for Rheumatoid and Osteoarthritis - document[pdf] 84KB
Extensor Tendons exercises - document [pdf] 149KB
Finger exercises - document [pdf] 409KB
Flexor tendon exercises - document[pdf] 147KB
Grip strength exercise - document [pdf] 222KB
Gross Grip strength exercise - document[pdf] 109KB
Isometric exercises - document[pdf] 1MB
Joint Protection A5 leaflet.pdf [pdf] 302KB
Mobilising Wrist - document [pdf] 468KB
MSK - Hand Therapy leaflet[pdf] 418KB
MSK Scar Management Leaflet[pdf] 410KB
Neoprene hand splint - document [pdf] 154KB
Pacing information - document [pdf] 158KB
How to use putty information - document [pdf] 2MB
Retrograde massage - information [pdf] 442KB
Silopad Digitial Cap - information [pdf] 110KB
Tendon glides exercises - document[pdf] 214KB
Thumb exercise information - document [pdf] 421KB