Hand Therapy &
Occupational Therapy Services

Certified Hand Therapy Exercises

We are experts in the evaluation and rehabilitation of the upper extremity (shoulder, arm, wrist and hand).

Soma Hand Therapy employs board-certified hand therapists that can perform comprehensive hand therapy treatment that focuses on the source(s) of your symptoms, not just the symptoms themselves. Soma Hand Therapy utilizes multiple treatments including (but not limited to):

  • Custom Orthotics, serial casting & splints

  • Wound Care and postoperative care

  • Neuromuscular Re-education and training

  • Postural Re-education

  • Functional Movement Therapy

  • Ergonomic Workstation Evaluations

  • Education on Activity Modification and Joint Protection for Arthritic Symptoms

  • Desensitization and Scar Mobilization

  • Kinesiotaping

  • Overall Strengthening and stabilization

  • Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCE)

  • Work Conditioning

  • Class IV Laser Therapy (High-Intensity Laser Therapy)

  • Dry Needling

  • Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ECSW)

  • Ultrasound Therapy

We specialize in working with workers compensation clients with special interest/focus on lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow), thumb arthritis (1st CMC OA), hand/wrist pain, thoracic outlet syndrome, cervical radiculopathy, and managing hypermobility conditions such as Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS).

Custom fabricated orthosis being fabricated and issued to a patient

Diagnoses We Treat

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
    Trigger Finger
    Boutonniere & Swan Neck Deformity
    Flexor/Extensor tendon repairs
    Lacerations
    Fractures
    Sprain & Strains
    Numbness & Tingling
    Pulley Injuries
    Arthritis
    Thumb pain and arthritis
    Fusions (arthrodesis)
    Stiffness
    Nerve injuries

  • Fractures
    TFCC tear/repair
    Pain & Weakness
    ECU Subluxation
    DeQuervain’s Tenosynovitis
    Tendonitis
    Carpal Bone Arthritis/Instability
    Ligament Tear & Sprains
    Wrist fusion (partial/complete)
    Stiffness
    Compartment Syndrome

  • Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)
    Medial Epicondylitis (Golfers Elbow)
    Postop Conditions (ORIF, etc.)
    Fractures
    Sprain/Strain
    Stiffness/Contracture
    Measurements for Dynamic Splints
    Bicep Tear/Repair

  • Rotator Cuff Impingement
    Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
    Pain/Weakness
    Stiffness
    Postop

  • Cervical Radiculopathy
    Cervical Instability
    Pain
    Stiffness

  • Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS)
    Hypermobility Syndrome Disorders (HSD)
    Rheumatoid Arthritis
    Osteoarthritis
    Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
    Neuro outpatient (TIA/CVA/TBI)
    Deconditioning
    Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
    Craniocervical instability (CCI)