Hands On Rehabilitation - specialist hand and upper limb rehabilitation clinic Hands On Rehabilitation, Forest Hill, Albany, Auckland Hands On Rehabilitation - specialist hand and upper limb rehabilitation clinic

Hand Therapy Services

Hand therapy is the practice of assessment and rehabilitation of the upper limb, specifically from the elbow to the fingertips. Hand therapy helps a client regain maximum functional use of his or her hand following injury, surgery or the onset of disease.

Hand therapists have advanced skills in assessing, diagnosing and splinting pathological conditions of the upper limb. Treatment is provided by a registered physiotherapist or occupational therapist who, through post-graduate education and clinical experience are qualified to specialise in the management of these conditions.

Assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of:


  • Acute hand trauma
  • Sporting hand injuries
  • Pain conditions
  • Arthritic hand conditions
  • Post-operative hand conditions
  • Burns and plastics conditions
  • Congenital hand conditions
  • Accumulative hand trauma
Further services include:

  1. Custom-made resting splints
  2. Dynamic splints
  3. Fitting of off-the-shelf orthotics
  4. Manual and manipulative therapy
  5. Acupuncture
  6. Wound management
  7. Oedema management
  8. Scar management
  9. Desensitisation programmes
  10. Pressure garment measuring
  11. Strengthening and rehabilitation programmes
  12. Functional assessment
  13. Ergonomic assessment and advice
  14. Neurological hand assessment
  15. Sensibility testing
  16. Sensibility retraining
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