Monday to Friday 8.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m
In the event of an illness or injury to the hand or forearm, with or without subsequent surgery, mobility, including fine motor skills, strength and sensitivity, may be reduced. The hand surgery department at Bethesda Hospital works very closely with our occupational therapists, who offer you the following therapies:
- Active/passive joint mobilisation
- Functional training
- Scar treatment
- Decongestant measures (manual lymphatic drainage, compression bandages)
- Increasing resilience
- Sensitivity training/desensitisation
- Muscular treatment incl. trigger point treatment
- Paraffin hand bath
- Ultrasound/laser therapy
- Pain therapy (TENS)
- Iontophoresis
- Tape
- Joint protection instruction
- Aids assessment
- Customised production and fitting of splints