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Conditions or injuries that impact your hands and wrists can have a significant impact on your quality of life. Our team of therapists will work to improve function, reduce pain, and get your digits back to being digits.
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Technological advancements have greatly increased our productivity. Unfortunately, as much can be said for their influence on hand and wrist injuries.
Awareness of overuse is key to avoiding tendinitis while you're scrolling through your phone or using your computer.
Our therapists are equipped to ensure proper and pain-free mobility of hand, wrist, and finger joints, regardless if your pain came from a fall on an uneven New York City sidewalk or from protecting your selfie skills.
Hands & Wrists Conditions
Arthritis
Our talented therapists treat hand and wrist arthritis with manual therapy to relieve pain and increase range of motion. Alongside manual therapy we will design an exercise program to increase the patient's strength and mobility.
Fractures (Traumatic & Stress)
Wrist fractures have different levels of severity and different time frames for physical therapy treatment. In general wrist fractures can begin treatment after 6 weeks post operation and begin work to restore the patient's range of motion and strength.
Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Treating myofascial pain syndrome in the wrist starts with resting and avoiding activation of the affected muscles, followed by ice and heat therapy. Working with different techniques of soft tissue manipulation, our team will work to improve fascia tension.
Repetitive Strain Injury
As with most strain related injuries, muscular exertion and poor mechanics are at fault, thus it is important to first understand the origin of the problem. A comprehensive assessment will help our team create a plan of care targeting muscular imbalances and poor biomechanics.
Bursitis
At James Fowler PT we focus on reducing the swelling from bursitis through different approaches. A mixture of modalities including ultrasound, E-Stim, or Photo Therapy depending on the case. In conjunction with managing the swelling, we build a custom exercise plan.
Ligament Tear
Ligament tears in your hand or wrist can be very debilitating and frustrating injuries. Rest is important after a ligament tear. The use of hot or cold treatments initially is used to help control symptoms. After healing, we add a comprehensive strengthening program.
Nerve Entrapment
Nerve entrapment in the hand or wrist is often caused by repetitive strain to musculature causing swelling and tension in the tissue. When treating nerve entrapment it's important to do a full assessment of the patient's activities, lifestyle, and work.
Sports Technique Rehabilitation
It is important to have goals when addressing wrist and hand pain under the sports technique. While it is important to rest, athletes can't always afford to take time off. Our team will work with you to create an adequate neuromuscular training program.
Dislocation & Instability
At JFPT we take a focused approach to stabilizing the area affected by a dislocation. Whether it was as a result of hypermobility or traumatic injury, it is important to ensure the surrounding musculature is safe and stable during the recovery process.
Muscle Tear & Strain
When working to heal muscle tears or strains in the wrist or hand, it is extremely important to avoid any activities that can further stress the injured muscle. In addition to soft tissue massage and Active Release Technique to surrounding musculature, modalities are used to help improve symptoms.
Post-Surgical Reconstruction
In the early stages of treatment it is important to follow the surgical team's protocol and control symptoms. Following close communication with the patient's surgeon, we will begin to regain the range of motion in the fingers and hand to avoid stiffness.
Tendinitis
Pain management is the first step in treating wrist tendinitis. At JFPT, we work with the patient to design a treatment protocol to manage symptoms. Our team of therapists focus on manual therapy while trainers follow close protocols for strengthening and range of motion exercises.
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