Whether you’re a weekend warrior, a competitive athlete, or someone who enjoys staying active, your hands and upper limbs play a vital role in performance. From gripping a racquet to throwing a ball or bracing in a fall, these movements rely heavily on strength, coordination, and joint health. When pain, stiffness, or injury strikes, hand […]

Prevention

May 12, 2025

Hand Therapy for Athletes: Supporting Performance and Recovery

Your Hand Is Healing—But the Scar Might Feel Like a Setback. You’ve come through surgery. You’re doing your therapy. But now, there’s a new challenge: the scar. It may feel tight, sensitive, or in the way. You might wonder if it will always look like this—or keep you from moving freely. This Is a Normal […]

Conditions

April 22, 2025

Scar Management After Hand Surgery: Tips for Faster Healing

Custom braces are an essential tool in hand, wrist, and elbow rehabilitation. Unlike generic braces, they are designed to fit your exact anatomy, ensuring better support, comfort, and recovery. Whether you’re healing from an injury, surgery, or a chronic condition like arthritis, a custom brace provides the right balance of stability and flexibility. Hand therapists […]

Custom Braces (Orthoses)

March 18, 2025

Custom Braces: How They Are Made and Why They Improve Recovery

doctor fitting a custom wrist brace

Bringing home a new baby is full of special moments—but it also brings new physical demands. If you’ve started noticing sharp or aching pain along the thumb side of your wrist, especially when lifting, gripping, or holding your child, you may be experiencing Mommy Thumb. This condition, also known as De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis, affects both […]

Prevention

February 17, 2025

Mommy (and Daddy!) Thumb: Understanding Thumb and Wrist Pain in New Parents

Hypermobility can sound like a flexible superpower—but for many people, it comes with daily challenges. If your hands, wrists, or thumbs move beyond their normal range, you might experience discomfort, weakness, or frequent joint strain. At Hands for Living, we work with individuals who are managing hypermobility in the hands, helping them move with more […]

Hypermobility

January 19, 2025

Managing Hypermobility in the Hands: Support for Joints and Daily Function

Shoulder injuries can be both painful and debilitating, affecting a person’s ability to perform daily tasks and even impacting the function of the hands. Since the shoulder plays a crucial role in positioning the arm and hand, injuries can extend beyond just shoulder pain—leading to weakness, numbness, and restricted movement in the hand and fingers. […]

Conditions, Treatments

December 6, 2024

Shoulder Injuries and Therapy: How Shoulder Health Impacts Hand Function and Recovery

When you injure your shoulder, it’s not just your upper arm that’s affected. You might notice that tasks like reaching, lifting, or even buttoning a shirt start to feel harder. That’s because the shoulder plays a key role in how your hand moves and functions. At Hands for Living, we help patients recover from shoulder […]

Conditions

December 6, 2024

Shoulder Injuries and Hand Function: How Therapy Supports Full Recovery

Living with arthritis in your hands can turn simple everyday tasks into daily challenges. Whether it’s opening a jar, gripping a steering wheel, or typing an email, joint pain and stiffness can interfere with the things that matter most. At Hands for Living, we understand the frustration that comes with arthritis-related hand pain. While there’s […]

Conditions, Treatments

November 13, 2024

Arthritis and Hand Therapy: How to Manage Pain and Improve Function

If you’ve ever felt tingling, numbness, or weakness in your hand—especially at night or after using a computer—you may be experiencing signs of carpal tunnel syndrome. It’s a common condition, but when left untreated, it can start to affect daily life, sleep, and work. At Hands for Living, we support individuals who want relief without […]

Conditions

September 24, 2024

Understanding Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

Hand therapy is not standing still. At Hands for Living, we’re always looking forward—bringing in new tools and refined techniques that give our patients better results, faster recovery, and more confidence in their progress. Whether you’re recovering from surgery, managing a long-term condition, or dealing with everyday hand and wrist pain, the tools we use […]

Treatments

May 25, 2024

Innovations in Hand Therapy: New Tools and Techniques That Improve Recovery

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