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Category: Occupational Therapy
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A Guide on Carpal Tunnel Surgery Recovery
This content was updated for accuracy and relevance on January 2nd, 2024. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is the most common peripheral neuropathy treated by a hand surgeon. Typical carpal tunnel symptoms include numbness and tingling, or a pins and needles sensation, due to compression of a nerve. In CTS specifically, the Median Nerve is compressed…
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Tips for Treating Trigger Finger Without Surgery
Has one of your fingers ever become stuck in a bent position, becoming painful and difficult to straighten after holding your cup of coffee? Or, does your finger click when you are holding a knife and fork? If so, then you may be experiencing trigger finger. Read on to learn more about this condition as…
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Why Are Fine Motor Skills Important?
Did you know your child begins to learn fine motor skills at birth? Their cute grasp of your finger and interest in reaching for objects are steppingstones for their fine motor development into early childhood. You can start incorporating many activities into your daily life to help your child master these skills for independence and…
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How to Find Hand Pain Relief
The human hand is complex, delicate, and often taken for granted. It’s hard to think of an activity of daily living (ADL) that doesn’t require the regular use of one or both hands. Hand pain or wrist pain can make day-to-day tasks difficult, or even unbearable, if ignored or left untreated. There are numerous types…
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Most Common Hand Injuries
Hand therapists specialize in conditions affecting hand and upper extremity injuries and impairments that occur for a variety of causes. A hand therapist may be an occupational therapist (OT) or a physical therapist (PT) who has advanced training and experience. They both can treat patients who have endured an injury or impairment to the hand,…
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Occupational Therapy Exercises for Children
This content was updated for accuracy and relevance on 1/3/24. When you normally think of exercise, you probably start thinking of treadmills, weights, sets/reps, and maybe even fatigue! When it comes to occupational therapy exercises, especially with pediatric clients, we have to take a different approach. Just like with adult occupational therapy, pediatric occupational therapy…
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Occupational Therapy vs. Physical Therapy: What’s the Difference?
This content was updated for accuracy and relevance on 04/18/23 A rehabilitation team is a group of professionals who assist following an injury, a hospitalization, or surrounding a surgical procedure. This team is made up of both occupational therapists and physical therapists, who work jointly to help individuals improve independence, regain abilities to engage in…
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What Does Waking Up With Numb Hands Mean?
This content was updated for accuracy and relevance on March 25, 2024. Do you ever find yourself waking up with a tingling sensation running through your hands, fingers, or wrist? Or feel any sort of sharp pain in your wrist? Maybe it’s the middle of the night and you’ve realized your hands are suddenly numb…
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Common Causes For Sharp Pain in Wrists
This content was updated for accuracy and relevance on 02/13/2024. Ever wondered, “Why does my wrist hurt?” when you have no coherent injury? If so, you are not alone. Sudden sharp pain in your wrist is not normal; it’s important to investigate the source of the pain immediately, so you can prevent it in the…
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How to Prevent Carpal Tunnel: 6 Effective Tactics
This content was updated for accuracy and relevance on Oct 10, 2023 Carpal tunnel syndrome can be detrimental to a healthy lifestyle, causing discomfort or sharp pain in the wrist. Our wrists have nerve tunnels running through them, and when these tunnels are pinched or under pressure from inflammation, it can cause some serious wrist…
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Thanking our Occupational Therapists for OT Month
Knowing that you changed someone’s life for the better is a pretty incredible feeling. Amazing, honored, rewarding… these are just a few of the words our Occupational Therapists used to describe their careers – after all, they spend each day helping people of all ages live life to its fullest by promoting good health, and helping them maintain…
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For Families: Physical Therapy During Coronavirus
Physical, Speech, and Occupational Therapy for your Family during Coronavirus Although your little ones may be out of school due to closures caused by the coronavirus disease, our pediatric clinics, and orthopedic clinics are open and here to help in any way possible. The Department of Homeland Security believes that Speech, Physical, and Occupational therapy…