Upper extremities include your hands, wrists, forearms, elbows, arms, and shoulders. Pain in your upper extremity can make it difficult to perform daily activities. Whether it’s brushing your hair, driving a car, or typing at a computer, you use your upper extremities hundreds of times throughout the day! If you are experiencing pain due to an injury or underlying condition, custom orthoses can help. For more information, contact Hands for Living today.

Types of Custom Orthoses for Upper Extremities

Customized For Your Needs

Depending on the severity of your condition, there are a multitude of different braces that may help in making daily activities easier to perform. Custom braces can help with the alignment of joints, muscles, tendons, and ligaments, allowing for optimum healing. By working closely with one of our highly trained Lynnwood hand therapists, you can be confident that you have the proper brace for facilitating healing and protecting your upper extremity during your recovery.

At Hands for Living, we can create a custom orthoses specifically for your needs. Our Lynnwood hand therapists will conduct a physical evaluation to determine your diagnosis and examine the current levels of mobility in your upper extremity. From there, they will design a personalized treatment plan and custom orthoses that will help relieve pain, improve your range of motion, and increase strength.

If your upper extremity pain is making daily life difficult for you, contact our Lynnwood, WA hand therapy office today for a visit. We will determine if custom orthoses could be beneficial to you, and we’ll get you started on the path toward long-lasting relief.