Hand Therapy

Hand therapists (also referred to as occupational therapists) specialize in conditions affecting hands and upper extremities.

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What is Hand Therapy?

Hand therapists (also referred to as occupational therapists) specialize in conditions affecting hands and upper extremities. Becoming a hand therapist includes advanced training to treat patients through hand physical therapy for things such as post-surgical rehabilitation, hand injuries that do not require surgery, conservative treatments, preventive measures, and work-related consultations. Hand therapy often continues even after a patient returns to work or their normal daily activities.

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What Are Different Types of Hand Therapy Procedures?

  • Range of motion/stretching
  • Strengthening
  • Therapeutic exercises
  • Wound / scar management
  • Desensitization techniques
  • Edema control
  • Soft tissue mobilization / massage
  • Functional activities
  • Work simulation
  • Work place modifications
  • Modalities (including ultrasound, electrical stimulation, heat/ice, iontophoresis)
  • Custom splinting
  • Custom casting
  • Home program instruction

How we approach hand therapy.

Licensed hand therapists at Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy work with you to prevent hand injuries, improve hand functions after surgery or injury, and get you back to feeling like yourself again. Our hand therapists will work with you one-on-one to design a custom hand rehabilitation plan specifically for your injury or condition.

Hand pain treatment through occupational therapy can result in:

  • Faster recovery times
  • Custom splint fabrication
  • Decreased medical costs
  • Better functional outcomes

Request your appointment today at an Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy location near you to learn more about hand therapy.

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Excellent4.8★★★★★ review us on ★★★★★ Great experience rehabing my fractured shoulder. The staff was knowledgeable and compassionate. They made sure at the end of 6 weeks I was clear on follow up therapy while I’m away on vacation for 8 weeks. I really appreciate that. I am able to do everything I did before the break I just need to increase my strength. I highly recommend! The therapists, assistants, and receptionist all worked as a team and had my best interests at heart.Response from the ownerWe’re so thankful for your kind words and positive review! – The team at Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy – Mount Olive ★★★★★ I can’t thank Dan enough for helping me regain my mobility and get back to walking without pain! His expertise, care, and personalized approach made all the difference in my recovery. From the very first session, he listened to my concerns and tailored a plan that worked perfectly for me. Each visit, I left feeling stronger and more confident. Dan’s professionalism and dedication to his patients are unmatched, and I highly recommend him to anyone in need of physical therapy. Thanks to him, I’m feeling great and pain-free againResponse from the ownerThat’s wonderful to hear – thank you so much for sharing your feedback with us! – The team at Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy, Blue Bell – South ★★★★★ I want to thank all those at Excel Physical Therapy for their help in my physical therapy needs. All were helpful and friendly and welcoming. I especially want to commend Evan for his professionalism and especially his skill. He is compassionate and very knowledgeable and because of him I am now just about pain free.Response from the ownerThank you for sharing this with us! – The team at Excel Physical Therapy, Cresskill ★★★★★ I have been going for four months and the therapist worked very hard on helping me to get better! I will miss them all including Brooklyn. Thank you all! Cindy kitlerResponse from the ownerHearing this feedback means so much to us, thank you for sharing! – The team at Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy – Comstock Park ★★★★★ Ivy rehab has been amazing for so many of our children in the Autism community! We are so excited that another location is open to help support and reach more kids!Response from the ownerThat’s wonderful to hear – thank you so much for sharing your feedback with us! – The team at Ivy Rehab for Kids – ABA Therapy, Dexter ★★★★★ I would recommend this location to anybody for their physical therapy needs. I injured myself training for marathon and it was not getting better on my own. Within a month of starting here I was back running and I was able to run my marathon and get a personal best!Response from the ownerThank you for your kind words; we appreciate your feedback! – The team at Excel Physical Therapy – Westfield – East Broad St ★★★★★ Ivy Rehab Moorestown helped me so much! Brant and his team are so welcoming and friendly, and always professional. I’ve never had a PT experience where not only were the exercises explained well, but the physiology, too–in simple terms. They instilled confidence as I grew stronger and more aware of how to support my (minor but nagging) problem areas. Thank you, thank you, Brant and team!Response from the ownerYour kind words brighten our day – thank you for sharing! – The team at Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy – Moorestown ★★★★★ Super nice people. Angelica is a new therapist but I can tell she’s really good. I only did 3 exercises and my back feels amazing. I never like to move much ir exercise because if my pain and lupus but I was able to do the 3 they gave me to do so far. Its incredible. The exercises I’m supposed to do on my own daily at home, this place has an app to track and show the your assigned exercises. The last place i did PT at in 2029, they gave me pictures on a paper that instructed me on what to do every morning but i lost the paper after one week so the app os a big bonus for me. I have 16 more sessions to go and i can’t wait to see the final results. My back won’t be healed completely but I know there will be huge improvements. I recommend this place to anyone whose doctor ordered PT.Response from the ownerThank you so much for your positive feedback, it means the world to us! – The team at Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy – Midlothian – Swift Creek ★★★★★ Had an excellent experience during several weeks of PT for my shoulder here. Joe helped strengthen my shoulder so I got back to playing pickleball. Also he didn’t hesitate to help me out on a few visits when my back and vertigo were acting up too. The friendly atmosphere and camaraderie of the whole staff made going to PT regularly a whole lot easier!Response from the ownerThank you so much for sharing your thoughts, we appreciate you! – The team at Excel Physical Therapy – West Deptford – 1007 Mantua Pke ★★★★★ My son was in speech therapy at Ivy Rehab and I would recommend them in a heartbeat. Everyone in this office is so friendly and makes their patients and families feel welcome. Sabrina and Rachel are incredible speech therapists and thanks to them my son hit so many milestones and had fun doing it. As a parent it’s the best feeling to know you can rely on a great team to help your child reach their full potential.Response from the ownerThank you for the great review, we really appreciate it! – The team at Ivy Rehab for Kids, North Wales! ★★★★★ Great place. Well organized and the perfect place to rehab if you want a place that will treat your condition with consideration the right way. Lori, my child’s physical therapist, has been a blessing for our family. It’s has been great to have a therapist who actually cares about the patient and gives detailed effort. You can tell the difference instead of being treated by someone who is just there for the paycheck and treats you like any other random patient. ★★★★★ Mrs Nesbit is giving this review, everyone is great in assisting, kind, pushing you to go further and work thru your pain. If you to have physical therapy I recommend Ivy Rehab South Norfolk.Response from the ownerThank you for taking the time to share this review, it means so much! – The team at Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy – Chesapeake – South Norfolk ★★★★★ Went here for pelvic floor therapy with Brittany. She’s seriously the sweetest most professional lady. Can’t recommend her enough. And all the staff here are so helpful with scheduling, etc.Response from the ownerThank you so much for sharing your thoughts, we appreciate you! – The team at Synergy Rehab and Wellness, Staunton ★★★★★ Aleece Passow is way beyond any other PT I have ever worked with. Her understanding of body mechanics is outstanding. Her observations of your body and why it isn’t working is exemplary. I had emergency back surgery which resulted in the fusion of my back from the S1 through T2. There were 5-years of misdiagnosing before the surgery. Aleece helped me understand what I needed to achieve to undo the 5 years of my body compensating for the issue and how to protect the rest of my back from future injury. I went from not understanding why I needed PT to a believer in the gift a great PT really is. Aleece changed the outlook of my future. And no….that isn’t an overstatement. Aleece is the gem in the medical field that combines a love of the work with an education, a deep sense of how a body works and hands on knowledge you didn’t know existed. And then she teaches you how to heal yourself! Combine her talents with a well supplied clinic with a very nice pool and you will feel better in no time. ★★★★★ Liz is great! I’m a fan. She works hard with my daughter and I really appreciate her help and Occupational Therapy expertise. She’s helping her reach the next levels and we are grateful for her dedication, patience and skills. ABC pediatrics is a great place and I highly recommend. The other staff members I’ve encountered have also been great. We’re excited for speech therapy as well – in the near future ✌️🎼🙌😀👏👏👏☯️Response from the ownerThank you for your kind words; we appreciate your feedback! – The team at ABC Pediatric Therapy – Milford ★★★★★ Ivy Rehab Blue Bells provides such a positive and inviting environment. They always have music playing and a topic of the day to get the whole clinic talking. Recovery wise, I worked most closely with Steve. He made my long recovery feel so much faster. He genuinely cared about me and my progress and pushed me every session to get better. Steve always threw new exercises at me to keep my long recovery interesting. He challenged me to do more and to push myself, because of this I gained strength back much faster than I anticipated and was even cleared back to sports 3 months early! Although Steve was my main PT I also worked with Matt and Dan, they also brought the same positive encouragement and energy to each session and made my recovery possible!Response from the ownerThank you so much for sharing your thoughts, we appreciate you! – The team at The Physical Therapy & Wellness Institute, Blue Bell! ★★★★★ Everyone at Ivy is caring and kind. They will give you all the encouragement and guidance you need to help you through each exercise and your recovery overall. They are all amazing people who will not only get the job done, but also make sure it is done at a pace that works for you and keep you smiling the whole time. Look no further than Ivy for a great recovery experience and thanks so much to everyone who worked with me.Response from the ownerThank you so much for sharing your thoughts, we appreciate you! – The team at Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy, New Hyde Park ★★★★★ When you start with a smile at reception, no waiting, and then Chris actively listens to you and explains what’s going to happen, how can it be any better? This is the beginning of a better, stronger way of walking the walk for me. I’m grateful.Response from the ownerHearing this feedback means so much to us, thank you for sharing! – The team at Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy – Philadelphia – Center City ★★★★★ Ivy ABA Dexter is amazing. This highly dedicated and gifted group of individuals provides the highest quality of care and support. As a parent I am so thankful for all they have done for my child. Our child and family would not be where we are today without the love, care and treatment they have given. I recommend Ivy ABA Dexter with 10 stars if I could.Response from the ownerWe’re so happy to hear this feedback – thank you for choosing us! The team at Ivy Rehab for Kids – Dexter (ABA) ★★★★★ Life changing results in two weeks. After 12 weeks in a wheelchair and spending months with other physical therapists, my orthopedic surgeon referred me to Ivy. In two weeks they had me feeling better than I’ve felt in a year. The therapists are as skilled as they are kind, the atmosphere is results oriented but light. If you have pain, these folks can fix you.Response from the ownerThank you for taking the time to share this review, it means so much! – The team at Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy, Naperville ★★★★★ Tanner is the best!!!! Ivy has such a fun and welcoming environment and makes PT something I look forward to. The whole staff is great and professional. After a few weeks of PT I feel much better!Response from the ownerThank you so much for sharing your thoughts, we appreciate you! – The team at Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy, Moorestown js_loader
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