Are simple actions such as holding a pen, driving or typing painful and almost impossible to do? Trust the expertise of the Plantation General Hospital’s Hand Specialists.

Conditions Treated by a Hand Surgeon

Your hands are one of the most useful structures in the human body. Injuries or conditions affecting the hand should be taken care of immediately and carefully. If you have pain in your fingers, arm, hand or wrist you may want to consult a hand surgeon. Hand surgeons specialize in treating conditions affecting your fingers, wrists and forearm. Generally, hand surgeons are plastic or orthopedics surgeons who have additional training in surgery of the hand. Conditions treated by a hand surgeon are:

• Arthritis
• Burns
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Congenital Limb Differences (Birth Defects)
• Crushing Injuries
• Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
• De Quervain's Tendonitis
• Dislocations
• Dupuytren's Disease
• Fractures Of The Hand, Wrist, And Forearm
• Ganglion Cysts
• Ligament Injury
• Mallet Finger
• Nerve Injury
• Osteo-arthritis
• Repetitive Stress Injury
• Replantations
• Rheumatoid-arthritis
• Severed Fingers or hands
• Sports Injury
• Tendon Injury
• Tennis Elbow
• Tenolysis
• Trigger Finger
• Wrist Pain

Hand Treatments

Depending on the condition, surgery may be required. In other cases, a hand surgeon may prescribe hand therapy.

What is Hand Therapy?

Hand Therapy is a type of rehabilitation performed by an occupational or physical therapist on patients with conditions affecting the hands and upper extremities.

What hand therapy treatments are available in Plantation General Hospital Outpatient Center?

• Custom-Fabricated Orthoses
• Edema Reduction
• Electrical Stimulation
• Fine Motor Coordination
• Functional Activities
• Gross Motor Coordination
• Scar Management/Desensitization
• Sensory Retraining
• Strengthening
• Therapeutic Exercise
• Thermal Modalities
• Ultrasound
• Wound Care

If you have a physician’s referral and would like to make an appointment, call Plantation General Hospital Physical Therapy at 888-256-7724.