Hand Therapy Services Anniston, AL

What is Hand Therapy?

Hand Therapy is a type of rehabilitation performed by an occupational or physical therapist on patients with conditions affecting the hands and upper extremities. Such therapy is performed by a provider with a high degree of specialization, whom puts forth the effort to enable the patient to return to a productive lifestyle as quickly as possible.

Medical Conditions treated using hand therapy include:

• Amputations
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Cubital tunnel syndrome
• Degenerative arthritis
• De Quervain’s tenosynovitis
• Dislocations and fractures
• Dupuytren’s contracture
• Frozen shoulder
•  Ganglion cysts
• Joint contractures
• Lateral Epicondylitis
• Medial Epicondylitis
• Mallet finger
• Nerve injuries and compression
• Post infection complications
• Pre-surgical and postsurgical impairments
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Rotator cuff pathology
• Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD)/complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
• Sprains and strains
• Stiff hand
• Tendon lacerations and repair
• Tendonitis
• Trigger thumb and trigger finger

For more information or to schedule an appointment, contact the RMC Outpatient Rehabilitation Clinic at The Tyler Center at: (256) 235-5688.