
HAND & UPPER LIMB INJURIES TREATED
Hand Therapy Associates provide all aspects of hand therapy treatment, assessment & education for hand injuries. For further information please see below.
“Hand Therapy – Achieving optimum outcomes through knowledge, research, education, compassion & teamwork.”
Our goal – to work with you to achieve the best possible outcome following your hand or upper limb injury.
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Extensor tendon injury
Tendon injuries occur with a cut to the back of the hand or fingers. It is the inability to straighten your fingers



Flexor tendon injury
Flexor tendon injuries can occur with a cut to the front on the fingers, thumb, hand or forearm. It is the inability to bend your fingers.



Trigger finger
Trigger finger is a condition where it is painful and clicking commonly occurs with finger bending



Thumb arthritis
The base of the thumb can become painful as you get older resulting in tenderness, stiffness, weakness of the thumb.



Hand & finger fracture
A fracture or break in the hand or fingers is a common hand injury often occurs with a fall or during sport



Boxers fracture
Fifth metacarpal fractures are referred to as a boxer’s fracture because, most commonly, it occurs when people punch something



Skier’s Thumb
Any extreme force to the thumb in the opposite direction can cause a sprain or strain, but injuries can also occur as a result of a fall, or jamming the thumb.



Carpal tunnel syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome is pins and needles and numbness in your thumb, index and middle fingers.



Cubital tunnel syndrome
Cubital tunnel syndrome is pins and needles in your little and ring fingers which can come and go initally.



Complex hand injury
Complex hand injuries involve injury to multiple structures such as bone, tendon and nerves.



Tennis elbow
Also known as lateral epicondylitis, is a condition that involves the tendons located around the outside of the elbow



Golfers elbow
Also known as medial epicondylitis. This conditions involves pain around the inside of the elbow.



Dupuytren Contracture
Dupuytren disease, is a condition in the hand that causes the fascia, or layer of tissue beneath the skin, to tighten and draw the fingers into the palm.



Finger dislocations
Finger dislocation is a common injury and occurs when bones are moved from their normal position eg when playing sport



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