Adelaide & Hills Hand Therapy: Stirling

About

Clinics in Stirling, Mount Barker and Rose Park, SA.

We provide assessment and rehabilitation to elbow, shoulder, hand and wrist injuries and conditions.

Common conditions that we treat include;

carpal tunnel syndrome

osteoarthritis

fractures and breaks to arm, wrist, finger and thumb bones

ligament strain and sports injuries (skiers thumb, tennis elbow, golfers elbow)

tendon laceration and repairs

de Quervains tenosynovitis

Dupuytrens Disease (post operative)

occupational overuse (RSI)

chronic pain (CRPS, complex regional pain syndrome)

burns and scar management

nerve compression (Radial Tunnel. Cubital Tunnel, Carpal Tunnel syndromes)

rheumatoid arthritis

What we do;

custom made splints (for immobilisation and mobilisation)

off-the-shelf straps and splints

scar management

movement and strength exercises

thermal modalities (eg ultrasound)

massage

pain management

Occupational Therapy services;

ADL activities of daily living assessment

support return to work services (RTWSA)

work site assessment

Our therapist is an experienced Registered Occupational Therapist, an Accredited Hand Therapist (as awarded by the Australian Hand Therapy Association), and a Certified Hand Therapist (Hand Therapy Certification Commission USA).

She has been working in hand & upper limb rehabilitation since 2000, and is an invited clinical expert lecture to Masters students in hand therapy at the Flinders University in SA.

But most of all is dedicated to getting the best outcomes for her clients with elbow, shoulder, hand & wrist injuries and conditions.