02 Jan Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)
What is Repetitive Strain Injury? Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) is an umbrella term which was once used to describe a wide range of upper limb conditions...
Author: Melbourne Hand Rehab
20 Dec The Sinister Scaphoid Fracture
The scaphoid is one of the eight carpal bones in the wrist. This bone is very important to wrist strength, stability, and function. Scaphoid fractures are...
06 Dec What every musician ought to know about hand, wrist and elbow injuries
As hand therapists, we see a lot of musicians with painful hand, wrist and elbow injuries. Most are keen to get back to their music...
21 Nov The Jarring Truth on Netball Fingers
Netball is the highest female participant sport in Australia. Finger and thumb injuries are amongst the most common problems experienced by netball players. Quite often I...
08 Nov Wrist Sprain
Cinderella Pathology Wrist sprain is described as a Cinderella Pathology by the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFFSH). A Cinderella Pathology is...
24 Oct Why won’t my fingertip straighten?
What is a Mallet Finger? There are many reasons why a fingertip won't straighten, but one of the most common is an injury called mallet finger....
24 Oct Pain, the brain and your amazing protectometer
Musculoskeletal Australia is proud to be hosting the 2018 Koadlow Public Lecture, 'Pain, the brain and your amazing protectometer' presented by Prof Lorimer Moseley. This talk...
11 Oct What do hand therapists do?
The term 'hand therapy' is little known in Australia, yet it plays an enormous role in the lives of thousands of people every year. Here,...
28 Sep Thumbs up to Chronic Disease Management Plans
Melbourne Hand Rehab welcomes our first GP guest blog contributor, Dr Elaine Sung from Doctors of South Melbourne. Sarah recently visited me, a regular patient who...
13 Sep I saved my summer holidays with a waterproof cast!
What do you do when you need to wear a cast but want to be in the water? Waterproof casting is the answer. Casting comes in...