Physical Therapy for Hips

Hand Physical Therapists

As humans, we rely on our hands for all manner of tasks that we usually take for granted, from typing to eating. If even one hand hurts, it can stop you from doing many normal daily tasks.

Instead of dealing with the pain, deal with the cause. Physical therapy does exactly that, and without surgery. Through a variety of techniques, your Brooklyn’s pain relief doctors identifies the cause and works to resolve the pain and keep it from returning.

Age and occupation very often pay a role in hand issues. You can lose the dexterity of your hand due to medical conditions like arthritis or carpal tunnel syndrome, which are both treatable. You can suffer hand injuries from sports activities. Nearly one million hand injures every year happen because of workplace mishaps, from which you can rehab.

For most problems, physical therapy works best, as it’s non-invasive and non-surgical. Your physical therapist at physical therapy for hands designs a treatment program that’s suitable for your hand condition. Even if you’ve undergone surgery, you can benefit from physical therapy (PT). In fact, Tri PT practice in Brooklyn helps you get back to your normal routines faster.

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Consultation and Evaluation Phase

When you first go in for a PT session at Tri PT, your therapist reviews your medical history with you. You talk about your daily routine and any medical conditions you have, such as diabetes. Once that step is complete, your physical therapist finds out the severity of your hand condition.

The physical examination involves submitting your hand, fingers, thumb, wrist and elbows to a series of pressure point and flexibility exercises. These tests reveal how well your hand works, which joints cause pain and how the muscles and nerve endings are functioning. Your therapist then maps out a strategy to get your hand working properly again.

Physical Therapy Treatments for Your Hand

Physical therapy for hands may last for months. Usually, you have a set number of sessions to bring back maximum mobility to your hand. The rehabilitation period may be frustrating as you work to increase your strength and range of motion. But stick with it for the best results.Some treatments that your Brooklyn’s best PT doctor may suggest include:

Manual Therapy. This therapy involves a hands-on approach, meaning your therapist performs massage on strategic pressure points on the muscles and the soft connective tissues. Looser muscles, ligaments and tendons lead to a greater range of motion.
Hand Therapy Exercises. Simple stretching exercises — like wrist flexion, hand fists, finger extensions and thumb flexes — all work the muscles and joints of your hand and wrists, leading to more flexible movement.
Electrical Stimulation. Your therapist attaches electrodes to your hand to give slight stimulus to the muscles. This type of treatment is especially effective if your pain stems from the muscles in your hand and not from the ligaments, tendons or bones.
Trigger Point Therapy. This type of treatment isolates the myofascial pain in your hand, fingers or wrist. Pressure either by hand or tool on a trigger point releases any muscle knots. If successful, this technique produces more hand mobility, especially if you suffer from Dupuytren’s contracture.
Dry Needling. Often used in conjunction with trigger point therapy, dry needling involves inserting tiny needles, like acupuncture needles, at various pulsating points to relax the muscles and help allay your pain. It calms jumpy muscles, but it’s particularly beneficial for people suffering from arthritis.
Active Release Technique (ART). This is a patented procedure most effective for carpal tunnel syndrome and scar tissue injuries. There are 500 specific techniques that your physical therapist may use. The right one for you helps break down adhesions that cause problems like numbness, inflamed joints, tingling, pain, weakness, nerve damage and mobility.
Kinesio Tape. This special rehabilitating tape provides added support to sprains, muscle atrophy, weakened muscles after surgery, and fractures. It helps you recover from tendonitis and carpal tunnel syndrome. It provides a natural way to heal without putting any strain on your hand. It also minimizes pain and inflammation, while promoting good blood circulation for faster healing.
Graston Technique. Another patented treatment, the Graston technique uses instruments to mobilize problematic soft tissue areas. It helps in treating patients with trigger finger, tendonitis, pain of the joints and muscles, wrist sprains and carpal tunnel syndrome.

When hand pain forces you to seek help, come in to Tri PT for some physical therapy for your hands. PT can get you out of pain and teach you how to avoid problems in the future.