Treatment will vary depending on the presentation and severity of the scarring and can include any or all of the following:
- Application of silicone and other scar reducing contact media
- External compression
- Scar massage
- Therapeutic ultrasound
- Measurement and fitting of customised pressure garments
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What we treat & how we help
HandsOn Therapy provides a variety of treatments and services in the management of the following conditions:
- Ligament & tendon injuries
- Fractures
- Nerve & vascular compromise
- Arthritis
- Post-surgery conditions
- Soft tissue trauma
- Pain conditions
- Repetitive strain injuries
Our hand therapists are adept at the assessment of a range of pathologies associated with:
- Post-surgical conditions
- Cumulative soft tissue trauma involving multiple structures and sites
- Pain conditions
- Ligamentous and tendon injuries
- Nerve and vascular compromise
- Early arthritis
Management techniques used at HandsOn for soft tissue conditions include:
- Rigid splinting to rest acutely inflamed structures
- Use of heat, cold and electrical modalities (ultrasound and TENS) for pain, inflammation and stiffness
- A variety of massage techniques including trigger point, myofascial, deep tissue and friction massage
- Re-education of movement patterns including for work practices
- Stretches and strengthening
- Task simplification and provision of assistive devices
Our post-surgical management includes:
- Focused wound care and compression bandaging to optimise healing and allow early exercise and hand use
- Fabrication of rigid plastic splints to protect repaired structures and allow prescribed movement
- Use of silicone media, massage techniques and compression for scar management
- Nerve desensitisation and re-education techniques
- Exercises, strengthening and endurance
- Initiation and facilitation of the return-to-work process during the rehabilitation phase
- Provision of ancillary services including exercise physiology