Hand Therapy SERVICES

East Coast Orthopaedics offers specialized hand therapy and upper-limb rehabilitation for complex hand, wrist, and elbow conditions.

Working closely alongside our orthopaedic surgeons, our dedicated therapists provide expert care - including custom splinting, and targeted strength protocols - to restore maximum dexterity, precision, and functional movement to your hands

Fractures

Distal radius and scaphoid and other carpal bone fractures

These injuries routinely require immobilisation of the wrist. Kingston Hand Therapy offers an alternative to Plaster of Paris with the fabrication of a custom made circumferential thermoplastic wrist splint. The brace allows full finger, thumb movement, for distal radius fractures. The brace can also be fabricated to immobilise the thumb for scaphoid fractures.

Sports Injuries

Fingers / Hand / Wrist

Finger fractures commonly occur as a result of a sporting injury, especially ball sports. Finger fractures can be simple to treat, or very complex requiring surgical correction and long term rehabilitation. There are a number of potential complications following a hand or finger fracture including; pain, stiffness, prolonged swelling, rotation of the finger.

Osteo Arthritis

Fingers / Hand / Wrist

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common of all joint diseases. It is the gradual wearing away of cartilage that eventually causes joint deterioration. There is an increased incidence of OA in women and OA affects women more severely. Typically this affects women (and men) from the 4th decade onward and may be associated with other small joint arthritis around the time of menopause.

Carpal Tunnel

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is the most common condition affecting the hand in the western world. It affects 10% of the working and a significant number of the non-working population as well. CTS is caused by compression of the median nerve at the wrist.

De Quervains Tenosynovitis

De Quervain’s Tendonitis causes pain and swelling in the thumb and wrist. It is a common hand condition caused by swelling of the two tendons that lift the thumb up and away from the hand. De Quervain’s can be caused by a number of factors, predominantly from overuse or frequent manual handling. New mothers are at the greatest risk.