We use our hands every day: in basic acts such as eating, brushing our hair, tying our shoes, and more skilled acts like playing the piano, typing at a computer, or even knitting. Our hands are important tools in day-to-day life, and an injury to them can make even basic tasks difficult and painful. When you injure a tendon or bone in your hand, your ability to perform the simplest tasks is suddenly compromised.

Common Causes for Hand Injuries

With 27 bones in the human hand, injuries are more common than you might think: 1 out of 4 injuries incurred by athletes are to their hand or wrist. An injury to the hand doesn't just happen to athletes, however. They can be caused by trauma, repetitive motion, arthritis or diseases.

Because these injuries can make the simplest of tasks so difficult, seeking certified hand therapy in St. Louis is the next step to recovery. It is important that an individual, and their hand, is properly rehabilitated before resuming their normal tasks.

PRORehab has 17 locations throughout the St. Louis area with certified hand therapists on staff. What can a hand therapist do for you? First, they can evaluate your injury to determine a course of action. The time needed to recover from such an injury depends upon the person, their hand, and the injury suffered. A PRORehab hand therapist can create a custom treatment plan specifically for your needs.

Along with hand therapy, PRORehab also services injured workers. What happens when a workplace accident leaves you without the full use of your hand? Performing your job as well as other tasks becomes difficult and painful.

Seeking Professional Certified Hand Therapy Services

After assessing your injury, your certified hand therapist can create a splint to protect your hand in daily activities. Along with protection, your hand therapist can help with scar management and reduce the swelling of your injury. Going through therapy is an important step to complete before returning to work. Your PRORehab therapist can identify meaningful tasks you perform at work and evaluate your ability to complete job tasks with this injury. Modifications to these tasks can be made so that you can complete them safely. The end goal of therapy should be to allow for your independence and ability to function at work as well as home.

Therapy sessions, 2-3 times per week, will aid in your recovery along with your at-home exercises. At-home exercises will be necessary to supplement your therapy sessions and in working towards regaining full use of your hand.

Contacting Your Certified Hand Therapy Specialist in St. Louis

Obviously, your hands are necessary in your everyday life, so finding the best team of occupational therapists is an important step in your recovery. PRORehab boasts some of the most experienced and certified hand therapy teams in the St. Louis area. Since April is Occupational Therapy Month, why not check out your team of local therapists at PRORehab