• Modalities such as heat, ultrasound, paraffin, electrical stimulation/NMES
• Therapeutic exercises, strength and conditioning exercises, activities of daily living retraining, and work hardening
• Neuromuscular re-education, mirror therapy, sensory reeducation, and desensitization techniques
• Manual therapy joint mobilization, soft tissue mobilization, scar massage, and edema management
• Post-operative care - wound care and dressing changes
• Custom orthosis fabrication
• Activity modification, adaptive equipment, prevention of joint deformities

An Occupational or Physical therapist can achieve advanced certification as a certified hand therapist (CHT). To receive the CHT credential, a therapist must practice for a minimum of 3 years, accumulating 4,000 hours of hand and upper extremity therapy practice. Certified hand therapists must pass a rigorous certification examination that demonstrates their competency in the practice.

At The Hand and Wrist Center’s therapy department, our mission is to offer 1:1 quality care to meet the patient’s need throughout their recovery. Our therapy program offers client centered, hand-on treatment by highly trained, professional, and empathetic therapists. We understand the psychological and physical toll an injury takes on your daily living, our goal is to get you back to doing what you love to do!

Our hand specialists are experts at treating traumatic injuries of the hand, wrist, forearm, and elbow. As true hand traumatologists, we treat catastrophic injuries including amputations needing microvascular replantation.