Hand therapy
What we do
We are a regional hand unit consisting of specialist occupational therapists and physiotherapists who work together to manage patients with a variety of hand injuries and chronic conditions. We aim to help patients through the rehabilitation process and return to optimum function.
We offer both outpatient and inpatient hand therapy for both adults and children. For outpatients, this usually follows a referral from one of the specialist hand consultants. Inpatients are referred to us following trauma or planned surgery during an inpatient stay and then are followed up as outpatients once they have left the hospital.
Hand therapy involves:
- Education on surgical procedures, time scales, precautions and answering patients' questions
- Splinting the affected hand to protect it after surgery
- Exercises to preserve function of joints
- Scar and oedema management
- Functional evaluation of the hand to aid in decisions on whether surgery is needed
Information
- Active finger exercises
- Active finger extension exercises
- CAM Week 1-2
- CAM Week 2-3
- CAM Week 3-4
- Extensor tendon information leaflet
- Flexor tendon information sheet
- Mallet Info Sheet
- Merritt 0-3wks
- Merritt 3-5wks
- Merritt 5-7 wks
- Passive finger flexion exercises
- PIPJ Injuries
- PIPJ resisted extension exercises
- Thumb active exercises
- Wrist active exercises
- Wrist passive exercises
- Wrist stability and strengthening exercises
Our team
The team is led by a consultant hand therapist and supported by a clinical specialist hand therapist and 13 full-time hand therapists and one therapy assistant.
Location
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
We are located on the Ground Floor, Lift Bank C
Contact
T: 020 3315 8404
Opening hours
Our service runs Mon–Fri from 8am – 6pm.