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Hand Therapy

Why is a custom splint needed after a repetitive hand injury?
Why is a custom splint needed after a repetitive hand injury?

A custom splint is often needed for repetitive hand injuries. Armworks Hand Therapy takes pride in providing treatments specifically for the elbows, wrists, and hands. This sometimes includes custom splinting. Learn more about repetitive hand…

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How is Hand Therapy Different from Physical Therapy?
How is Hand Therapy Different from Physical Therapy?

Physical Therapists and Certified Hand Therapists play a vital role in helping patients recover from accidents, injuries, and other health-related conditions. Both professional groups have extensive education and training in body mechanics and rehabilitation, giving…

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Why do my joints pop?
Why do my joints pop (lock & drop it)?

Have you noticed that as we get older, we tend to do more “popping” and less “locking” and “dropping”? Everyone has experienced that unsettling feeling of hearing Rice Krispies noises when bending down to tie…

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New Parent’s Thumb
New Parent’s Thumb

  Attention New Parents: Raise your hand if you have wrist and thumb pain while caring for your new baby? Quite common to new parents, deQuervain’s Tenosynovitis is caused by overuse of the thumb tendons…

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carpal tunnel syndrome
Hand Therapy for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Wrist pain due to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a condition that causes pain, numbness, tingling, or weakness in your hand. This occurs when the median nerve, which runs along the length…

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Golfer's Elbow
Physical Therapy for Golfer’s Elbow

Golfers elbow is a term used to describe pain on the inside of the arm. Although it is commonly seen in golf, this injury is not limited to those who play the sport, or any…

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Ergonomics and Arm Pain
Ergonomics and Arm Pain: How to arrange your workstation for optimal safety & efficiency

Ergonomic adjustments to your everyday life can improve & prevent arm pain and other symptoms. Remember that song, “the hip bones connected to the knee bone”? Your body has many interconnecting parts. If one part…

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Smartphone Hand Pain: Advice from a Hand Therapist
Smartphone Hand Pain: Advice from a Hand Therapist

Whether you’re checking your email, texting family and friends, or connecting on social media, the reality is your phone may seem like an extension of your body. Unfortunately, repetitive use of electronic devices can lead…

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