Canton Office:
19 Hodskin Street
Suite 1
Canton, NY 13617
Watertown Office:
531 Washington Street
Suite 2501
Watertown, NY 13601
Oswego Office:
55 W Second Street
Oswego, NY 13126
Hand Therapy
Our occupational therapy hand therapy program treats acute and chronic conditions of the elbow, forearm, wrist, and hand. Conditions treated include:
PAIN
Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)
Golfer's elbow (medial epicondylitis)
cubital tunnel syndrome
carpal tunnel syndrome
Tendonitis
Osteoarthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
stiffness (decreased range of motion) and weakness after fracture healing
After surgery care
tendon repair
ligament repair
nerve repair
fracture fixation
joint replacement
amputation
Treatment within the hand therapy program includes:
***one-to-one personalized care
custom splint fabrication
edema (swelling) control techniques (compressive wraps, garments, exercises)
cryotherapy (use of cold to decrease pain and swelling)
heat modalities (moist heat, ultrasound)
electrical stimulation (to decrease pain, increase range of motion)
manual therapy techniques (joint manipulation/mobilization, range of motion)
strengthening techniques
strapping (place a joint into a sustained stretch)
stump formation after amputation (stumps must heal round and uniform to allow prosthesis application if patient desires)
Customized home exercise program to be followed between treatment sessions
Splints can be designed to stretch a joint. This is a person with residual stiffness after finger joint replacements. Splint fabricated by Carl Petitto, OTR/L.
Splints can also be fabricated to rest painful, swollen joints. This is a person after a thumb joint replacement with pain and swelling, benefitting from a compression glove to physically push out the excess fluid. The splint is providing stability to decrease pain between exercise sessions. Splint fabricated by Carl Petitto, OTR/L.
Light strengthening exercise after thumb joint replacement.
