Physical & Hand Therapy
Musculoskeletal injuries occur on the stairs, at the desk and on the field. No matter where the injury takes place, rehabilitation helps you get back to your active life. For residents of the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, expert physical and hand therapy services are offered close to home at Summit Orthopedics.
Your rehabilitation process begins with an evaluation. Based on your symptoms and needs, you receive an individualized treatment plan that helps you live life at your summit. Our therapy program goes beyond on-site therapy. We also provide at-home exercises to increase strength and improve function. At every step on your therapy journey, your therapist encourages you to participate in the rehabilitation process.
Who Benefits From Physical and Hand Therapy Services
You may benefit from Summit Orthopedics physical and/or hand therapy services if you’re living with or recovering from one of the following conditions:
- Amputation
- Arthritis
- Bone fractures
- Burns or frostbite
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Dupuytren’s contracture (palmar fasciitis)
- Edema (swelling)
- Finger dislocation
- Ganglion cysts
- Golfer’s elbow
- Joint replacement
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Nerve compressions
- Postsurgical rehabilitation
- Repaired tendons or nerves
- Shoulder dislocation
- Shoulder, elbow, wrist or finger stiffness
- Soft tissue injuries
- Sports or orthopedic injuries
- Tendon transfers after nerve injury
- Tennis elbow
- Traumatic or cumulative arthritis
- Trigger finger
- Work injuries
- Wounds or infections
Services Offered
Our goal is to restore function and help you return to an active lifestyle. We do this by providing a full suite of therapy services at the highest standard of care.
Depending on your specific needs, you may benefit from one or more of the following services:
- Aquatic or pool therapy. Water-based exercises allow you to exercise with reduced stress.
- ASCEND Return to Sport program. Tailored to the unique needs of athletes, ASCEND aims to get you back on the field and avoid future injury.
- Custom splint fabrication. Our hand therapists fabricate splints to your exact size and needs. Our splints can be used to correct deformities, increase functionality of your hand or arm, maintain or enhance range of motion, relieve pain, and protect bones, tendons or nerves as they heal.
- Functional dexterity training
- Grip and pinch testing
- Hand therapy. Hand rehabilitation helps with issues affecting the hand and upper extremities. From carpal tunnel syndrome to trigger finger and beyond, a certified hand therapist helps you regain full function of your hands.
- Pilates. You move through a series of exercises in a slow, methodical manner. Pilates is used to build strength, especially core strength, as well as improve alignment.
- Range of motion
- Sensation
Specialty Athletic Programs
Runners, golfers, cyclists and overhead athletes benefit from our sport-specific specialty programs. These programs are for athletes of any level, whether recovering from injury, experiencing pain during their sport or aiming to raise their performance to the next level.
Our therapists observe you doing your sport—riding a bike, swinging a golf club or running. Then they provide a detailed assessment and suggest equipment adjustments, technique improvements or exercises to boost performance.
- Cycling Program
- Golf Program
- Overhead Program
- Running Program
Advanced Techniques
We also offer advanced techniques that give you the upper hand in recovery.
- Anti-gravity treadmill: AlterG
- Craniosacral therapy
- Dry needling
- Graston Technique
- Joint mobilization
- McConnell taping
- McKenzie Method
- Mulligan Manual Therapy Concept
- Myofascial release therapy
- Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA)
- Strain-counterstrain technique
- TRX
Our Hand Therapy and Occupational Therapy Specialists
At Summit Orthopedics, our well-rounded team of therapists includes certified hand therapists. These occupational therapy experts undergo rigorous training to provide care for hand and upper extremity disorders.
If your hand requires treatment, your hand therapist becomes a vital part of your orthopedic care team. Our hand therapists work with orthopedic surgeons and other specialists to improve grip and pinch strength and more.
For example, occupational therapists help you navigate how to perform skills that may be challenging, whether by finding alternate approaches, helping you train skills or making suggestions of how to make your space more functional for you.
Working together with our team of physical, hand and occupational therapists, you can achieve or recover the manual dexterity you need to go about your daily life with ease and confidence. Our many locations throughout the Minneapolis/St. Paul mean it’s easy for you to have regular therapy so you can make steady progress toward your goals.
Online Hand Therapy Resources
Looking for more information on your health condition and how our therapy services can
help? Learn more with the following resources:
An Active Partnership
Summit Orthopedics’ physical, hand and occupational therapists encourage each patient to take an active role in their rehabilitation. We carefully evaluate your condition, then teach you the self-management skills and home exercises you need to advance towards your goals. As your partners in rehabilitation, we aim to empower you to regain function and get back to an active lifestyle within a safe, appropriate timeframe.
Conditions
- Orthopedic and sports injuries
- Rehabilitation after surgery
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Fractures
- Soft tissue injuries
- Nerve compressions
- Arthritis
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Tennis Elbow
- Golfer’s Elbow
- Trigger Finger
- Ganglion Cysts
- Edema/swelling
- Dupuytren’s Contracture / Palmar Fasciitis
- Shoulder, elbow, wrist or finger stiffness
- Amputations
- Burns or frostbite
- Traumatic or cumulative arthritis
- Repaired tendons, or nerves
- Repetitive strain disorders
- Tendon transfers after a nerve injury
- Wounds and/or infections
- Dislocations/sprains
- Sport or work injuries
Services
- ACEND Program: Return to Sport
Common Treatments
- Hand Therapy
- Joint Mobilization
- Strain-Counterstrain Technique
- Anti-Gravity Treadmill: AlterG
- Craniosacral Therapy
- Dry Needling
- Graston Technique
- McConnell Taping
- McKenzie Method
- Myofascial Release Therapy
- Mulligan Manual Therapy Concept
- TRX
- Cycling Program
- Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA)
- Golf Program
- Running Program
- Aquatic/Pool Therapy
- Range of motion
- Functional dexterity
- Pilates
- Selective Functional Movement Assessment
- Sensation
- Grip and pinch strength with comparison to “average” norms
- Specialty Programs
- Advanced Techniques
Meet Our Team of Orthopedic Experts
At Summit, each physician works alongside a team of professionals to care for you, our patient.
Partner in Your Care
The therapists at Summit encourage our patients to actively participate in the rehabilitation process. An individual treatment plan will be initiated after a thorough assessment of each patient’s condition. Patients will receive instruction in self-management skills and a home exercise program. Our goal is to restore function and return our patients to an active lifestyle within a safe, appropriate time frame.
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