Hand Therapy

Hand Therapy is a rehabilitation technique recommended to improve the strength and restore functional activity of hands in patients with upper extremity injuries. Hand therapy also helps in preventing the injury.

Hand therapy, based on the rehabilitation program or preventive therapy, will be initiated within few days of the injury or surgery and continued until the patient restores to normal activities.

Rehabilitative hand therapy aims at minimizing swelling and managing sensitive scars whereas preventive therapy is recommended for minimizing pain, decreasing repetitive firing of sensual impulses in injured nerve, improving motion and strength, preventing or correcting injury using specially designed splints, teaching to cope with pain and new techniques for performing regular activities, and ensuring complete recovery.

Hand therapists also help in modifying the work stations and developing appropriate training programs so as to minimize injuries at work places.

Hand therapy is recommended in various conditions:

Trauma: Accidents or trauma, burns, injured tendons or nerves, fractures, and amputations of fingers, hands or arms.

Sports injuries: Carpal tunnel syndrome and tennis elbow

Disease conditions: Arthritis, and neurological conditions (stroke)

Hand therapists services can be availed in different settings including hospitals, rehabilitation centers, private clinics, sports medicine centers, and industrial medicine centers.

  •  Stanford University - Byung J. Lee, M.D - Orthopedic Surgeon
  • Stanford Medicine - Byung J. Lee, M.D - Orthopedic Surgeon
  • Brown University - Byung J. Lee, M.D - Orthopedic Surgeon
  • The University of Chicago Medical Center - Byung J. Lee, M.D - Orthopedic Surgeon
  • The  American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Byung J. Lee, M.D - Orthopedic Surgeon
  • American Society for Surgery of the Hand - Byung J. Lee, M.D - Orthopedic Surgeon