How can we help you?
We offer a wide range of Hand Therapy and Upper Limb Rehab. Whether your injury or condition is the result of an accident, surgery, repetitive strain, sports injury, work injury or a degenerative or neurological condition, we take the time to listen to your needs, and then work with you to develop an individualised treatment plan to have you on the road to recovery sooner.
Comprehensive Assessment
Optimal hand and upper limb function is is important for day to day function for work or leisure. Our in-depth assessments, focus on identifying the primary cause of pain and dysfunction in the hand and upper limb. This diagnosis then forms the basis for our individualised therapy programs.
Customised Hand Therapy Rehab
From our comprehensive assessments we personalise a treatment program that facilitates you gaining movement, strength and return of function back to your hand, wrist and elbow. Whether this is after a tendon repair, a digit amputation, joint replacement or a wrist reconstruction. Our treatment approach is guided by the latest evidence based practice, practical expertise and the desire to see you gain the best outcomes possible.
Wound & Scar Treatment
We specialize in wound management post injury or surgery to optimize healing and minimize scar tissue adhesions. We treat hypertrophic or keloid scarring and pain or limited motion associated with scars that have adhered to skin,tendon or bone.
Custom Made Splints
We custom make splints for the finger, hand, wrist and elbow. This may include thermoplastic splints, neoprene and soft splints/braces, or plaster/fibreglass casting. We pride ourselves in custom lightweight fracture and post surgery splinting so you can still swim in summer
Customised Strengthing Programs
Our personalised approach lets us grade your strengthening and conditioning program depending on your symptoms, specific protocols and healing time-frames. Whether it be isometric, eccentric or concentric or work specific conditioning , we work with you to optimize functional recovery.
Sensory Re-education
From our specialized sensory testing and mapping, we can establish clinic and home sensory re-education programs to assist with nerve regeneration, nerve hypersensitivity or hyposensitivity.
Dry Needling
Along with other with other techniques we use in the clinic, dry needling is another therapeutic tool that we have up our sleeve for treating pain, tendinitis and muscle tension. We use filament needles to access “active or latent trigger points” in muscles, with the aim of reducing and/or removing tension, inflammation and pain.
Pain Management
We are proactive in our approach to treating hand,wrist and elbow pain. We assess the root cause and use varying techniques and education to eradicate or diminish your pain and help you return to the activities you love doing
Kinesiotaping
We love using kinesiotape in clinic to re-align joints, redirect overactive muscles, reduce pain and oedema, facilitate correct anatomical movement – bringing you back quicker to functional recovery.