Hand Therapy Services
Live Well OT is a mobile service so we can come to you in the comfort of your home!
Live Well Hand Therapy assists people who:
- Suffer from arthritis
- Sustained hand injuries playing sport
- Have a fracture of the upper limb
- Require splinting - soft or thermoplastic
- Suffer nerve impingement or damage including brachial plexus injuries, carpel tunnel
- Require rehabilitation after tendon repair and other surgical procedures
- Have over-use injuries (tenosynovitis) such as deQuervains
- Need assistance to reduce scar tissue build-up after surgery/trauma
Therapy includes:
- Joint range of motion and muscle strengthening exercise program prescription
- Splinting – both soft and thermoplastic, static & dynamic
- Odema (swelling) management strategies
- Pain management strategies
- Sensory assessment and intervention
- Guidance on being able to attend to your day to day life to the best of your ability whilst living with an upper limb issue
Where a fracture or tendon injury is suspected, radiology tests (x-ray, CT scan, Ultrasound etc) are recommended to be completed. Please bring a copy of the reports to your initial consultation by Live Well OT.
Group education sessions are available by Live Well Hand Therapy -
please contact Alison to discuss further
please contact Alison to discuss further