A specific hand exercise program plays a major part in the rehabilitation process. It is designed to help patients recover from a variety of hand and wrist conditions such as fractures, surgeries, chronic conditions including carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger, and De Quervain’s tenosynovitis. Exercises may include:
Our hand exercise programs work for the management of hand and wrist conditions, including trigger finger, tennis elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome, De Quervain’s, and more. Exercises can strengthen tendons, reduce pain, and improve range of movement. We provide specific exercises for chronic wrist pain that target the tendons, ligaments, and muscles supporting the wrist joint. These exercises relieve pain while strengthening and stabilising your wrist.
It is important to have post-operative hand therapy following hand surgery for conditions such as tendon repairs, wrist ligament repairs, fractures, or any type of nerve decompression surgeries including the carpal tunnel release. Our hand therapists, in close liaison with specialist hand surgeons based in Sydney, develop an individualised exercise program that is specific to your surgery and your stage of recovery.
Depending on the nature of injury to the hand, early mobilisation through a structured exercise program may be indicated with the view of avoiding complications such as stiffness, adhesions, or joint stiffness. Based on the latest scientific knowledge, you may be advised by a hand therapist or Sydney hand surgeon to commence some selected hand exercises a few days following surgery or injury of your hand safely without causing further injury.
The specific exercises will be added in the different phases of hand injury recovery. A hand therapist may also fabricate an individualised splint, such as a dynamic splint, to help improve your movement if you start developing stiffness.
At our North Shore Sydney hand therapy clinic, we take a patient-centred approach to rehabilitation.
We know that all hand injuries and surgeries are different, so we design the hand exercise programs to meet the particular needs of each individual. Our experienced hand physiotherapist in Sydney will help guide you through each stage of your recovery, ensuring exercises are progressed at the right time and with the right intensity. Whether you are recovering from carpal tunnel syndrome, De Quervain’s, a wrist fracture, or hand surgery.
If you need hand therapy exercises for a hand or wrist condition, ring and make an appointment with our Sydney hand therapy clinic.
