Our center offers
a progressive and unique team approach by occupational and physical therapists
specially trained in hand and upper extremity rehabilitation. |
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Evaluation |
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Patient Education and Home Exercise Programs |
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Edema or Swelling Control |
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Functional Activities and Daily Living Skills, including assessment for adapted equipment to improve hand use |
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Soft Tissue Mobilization |
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Work Simulated Exercise |
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Scar Management |
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Work Site Evaluations |
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Wound Care |
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Industrial Rehabilitation |
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Therapeutic Exercise |
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Ergonomic Education Programs |
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Sensory Retraining Following Nerve Injury |
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Functional Capacity Evaluations |
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Custom Splinting |
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Post-Mastectomy Program |
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Custom splinting to increase motion
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Activities to improve hand use
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Custom
Static and Dynamic Splinting
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ARTHRITIS PROGRAM |
| This program has been designed specifically
to meet the needs of patients with arthritis to provide early
intervention and patient education. Pain reduction and prevention
of deformity are stressed along with self-management techniques
and gentle strengthening programs that enhance client function. |
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| The New Hampshire
Hand Therapy Center Arthritis Program specializes in hand
therapy relating to: |
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Rheumatoid arthritis |
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Osteoarthritis |
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Scleroderma |
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Fibromyalgia |
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Tenosynovitis |
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Carpal tunnel syndrome |
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Tendonitis |
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Dequervain’s syndrome |
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Trigger finger |
New Hampshire
Hand Therapy Center also specializes in treating clients who
have undergone surgery and need rehabilitation for the following: |
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Metacarpophalangeal
arthroplasty |
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Thumb reconstruction |
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Basal joint arthroplasty |
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Tenosynovectomy |
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Thumb or wrist fusion |
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Carpal tunnel release |
| It is important that hand
therapy start very early following any surgical procedures
to achieve the best possible outcome and minimize the need
for long term therapy. | |
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MASTECTOMY PROGRAM |
Our program is tailored to the individual needs
of women who have undergone a mastectomy or reconstructive surgery.
We offer a multi-disciplinary team approach with expertise in
pre-operative evaluation and education as well as post-surgery
scar management, desensitization, pain management techniques,
range of motion and strengthening exercises. The therapy program
aims to assist women in returning to normal daily activities
and work as soon as possible by regaining physical abilities
and minimizing discomfort. We respect women's needs for private
and personalized treatment by caring and very experienced professionals.
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