Hand therapy

Hand Therapy 

Specialized support for your forearm and hand

What is hand therapy?

Your hands are involved in almost everything you do every day. That makes it all the more restrictive when an injury or condition affects them. Hand therapy is a specialized form of therapy that focuses specifically on injuries and conditions of the hand, wrist, and forearm. Following a thorough assessment, we will work with you to create an individual treatment plan tailored precisely to your symptoms and goals.

Effective follow-up care is also crucial to the success of hand surgery. Thanks to close collaboration with hand surgeons, we provide you with holistic, interdisciplinary care that is individually tailored to your needs.

Who is hand therapy for?

•    Following injuries, accidents, or surgeries

•.    For acute or chronic symptoms/conditions of the hand or forearm

•    If the healing process is not progressing as expected

•    For overuse syndromes or nerve compression syndromes of the upper extremity

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Our goal: to restore your mobility, strength, coordination, and function step by step, always with a focus on what you really need for your daily life, hobbies, and work.

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What does our hand therapy offer you?

Education and consultation

Every treatment begins with a detailed consultation. We listen carefully, review your medical history with you, and use targeted questionnaires if necessary to gain the most accurate understanding of your symptoms, challenges, and goals. This allows us to understand not just your diagnosis, but also what it means for your daily life.

Based on this, we explain step by step what is happening in your hand or arm, which treatment steps make sense, and what you can do yourself. Clear, understandable information is a central part of every treatment for us. Because only when you are well-informed can you actively participate in the healing process.

Custom splint fabrication

If needed, we will create a custom-made splint from thermoplastic material, precisely tailored to your symptoms and stage of treatment. Please feel free to ask us if you have any questions about this.

Individual treatment plan

Together with you, we define realistic therapy goals based on your medical prescription, clear objectives, and defined roles. This ensures an efficient, effective, and personalized treatment while avoiding over-treatment. Through structured, evidence-based therapy, we guide you step-by-step on your journey back to an active daily life.

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Who will be supporting you?

At our practice, Kenny is your contact for hand therapy: she is a certified Swiss hand therapist (SGHR) and holds a CAS in Hand Therapy from ZHAW. Hand therapists are occupational or physical therapists with specialized advanced training who have focused on treating conditions and injuries of the upper extremities through in-depth education, clinical experience, and independent study (1). With her sound specialized training and many years of experience, she will support you with expertise, passion, and empathy, helping you regain independence in your daily life, step by step.

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^{(1) European Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (EFSHT) and International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT), Hand Therapist Profile.}

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