A painful or injured hand, wrist, elbow or shoulder can involve many of the muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, joints and bones of a person's upper extremity. Your physician may recommend therapy as part of your treatment plan to regain as much function as possible as a result of an injury, surgery or disease.

At the Parker Adventist Center for Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine, patients needing hand therapy receive outstanding continuity of care and optimal outcomes through a multidisciplinary team approach to treatment.

Our certified hand therapists have extensive training and expertise that enables them to design individualized therapy plans to help patients reduce the risk of re-injury and to restore function in the shortest time period possible in a cost-effective manner.

Conditions appropriate for hand therapy include, but are not limited to:

• Traumatic injuries of tendons, ligaments, nerves, joints and bones
• Cumulative trauma disorders such as tenosynovitis, nerve compressions (carpal tunnel) and painful syndromes
• Arthritis
• Contractures
• Fractures
• Congenital abnormalities
• Pain syndromes
• We offer the following hand therapy treatments:
  • Wound and scar management
  • Swelling control
  • Pain management
  • Sensory re-education
  • Range-of-motion and strengthening exercises
  • Splinting
  • Activity of daily living training

To schedule an appointment, please call 303-269-4590