- Various treatment techniques are used.
Treatment may include any of the following:
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- Splinting:
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- Splints are custom made using low
temperature thermoplastics. These may be static,
dynamic, static progressive, or serial static in nature
depending on the needs of the patient. A variety of
prefabricated splints are also available.
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- Exercise Programs:
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- Exercise programs are individualized
and specific to the patient’s needs and goals.
Exercises may be passive, active, active-assisted and
resisted. Patients are instructed in home and
in-facility exercise programs and their programs are
regularly upgraded as they progress.
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- Modalities:
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- Various modalities are used as an
adjunct to treatment. These may include therapeutic
heat such as fluidotherapy, wax and hot packs, cryotherapy
such as ice or contrast baths and electrical modalities such
as ultrasound, electrical stimulation, TENS, and
biofeedback.
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- Manual therapy:
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- Passive stretching, scar
massage/management, joint mobilization
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- Desensitization programs
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- Sensory re-education for patients with
nerve injuries
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- Activity and work therapy
programs
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- Assisting with adaptive
techniques for Activities of Daily Living
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- Education is a large component of
treatment. This encourages compliance with the Home Program.
We use models, diagrams, and written information as tools to
provide this education.
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- Hand Injury Support Group
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- Impaired hand function can cause
patients to experience frustration and disruption of their
normal roles. The Hand Therapist addresses the psychosocial
needs of the patient by providing support on a one to one
basis or referring the patient to Social Work, Psychiatry,
or community resources. A “Hand Injury Support
Group” has been formed to help address patients’
psychosocial needs. This group is run by Hand
Therapists and meets once a week for four weeks.
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