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Hand Therapy and Rehabilitation Enhancing and restoring the most basic tool of daily function: the hands.  
Our Hand Therapy and Rehabilitation Program, directed by a Certified Hand Therapist, uses proven knowledge of the best means to treat injuries and conditions of the hands and upper extremities. Individualized treatment programs are based on a thorough examination of neuromusculoskeletal function, clinical evidence, years of education, and experience. Hand rehabilitation may include customized splinting to protect healing tissues, obtain desired functional positions and motion, or substitute for function.
Common Problems and Diagnoses
  • Amputations
  • Arthritis
  • Burns
  • Fractures
  • Nerve injuries and nerve compression injuries such as Carpal
    Tunnel Syndrome
  • Post-operative treatment
  • Tendon injuries
  • Tendonitis, sprains, and strains
  • Tumors or cysts
Treatment Goals
  • Enhance ability to perform functional activities of daily living
  • Enhance participation in home, recreational, and work activities
  • Patient education
  • Restoration of function
  • Reversal of pathology progression
  • Prevention of further problems or future problems
Treatments and Procedures
  • Activity Adaptation
  • Edema Management
  • Functional Activities
  • Home exercise program
  • Joint Protection
  • Manual Therapy techniques, including soft tissue and joint mobilizations
  • Modalities, including electrical stimulation, ultrasound, hot/cold therapy
  • Patient Education
  • Scar Management
  • Sensory Reeducation
  • Splinting: Dynamic & Static
  • Therapeutic Exercise, including flexibility and strengthening exercises
  • Work Conditioning
  • Wound Care
 

Empowering Individuals, Enhancing Function, Improving Quality of Life

5611 Palmer Way, Suite A, Carlsbad, CA 92010
(760) 603-9166 - fax (760) 603-9161