Hand Therapy Week June 1-5, 2015   Tendinitis Tuesday!!   People may experience many different types of tendinitis in the arms and hands.  Oftentimes, it may be due to overuse or overload of the muscles and tendons.  Irritation to these tissues decreases blood flow, nutrition and healing to those areas.  That explains why recovery from these disorders is often slow.  Let's look at some of the common upper extremity tendinitis problems we see in the clinic:   Lateral [...]

HAND THERAPY WEEK June 1-5, 2015 Modality Monday! What is a modality? A modality is a procedure that modifies a musculoskeletal problem that is limiting a person's performance. Musculoskeletal problems that would benefit from modalities include: pain, weakness, wounds, scar tissue, inflammation, edema, muscle or joint tightness. There are many different types of modalities to use for the many different types of problems we see in the clinic. Here are a few examples: 1. Superficial Modalities- Applied to [...]