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...
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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....
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...
14 May Are you splinting up with me?
When someone is initially immobilized by a thermoplastic splint, cast or a brace, the last thing they would assume is that they would become reliant...
16 Jul Inmotion APA magazine – Spotlight on Hand Therapy
Looking to differentiate your physiotherapy practice but are unsure how to go about it? Hand therapy could be the answer writes physiotherapist and hand therapist...
16 Jun LISTEN to Karen Fitt on the radio talking about hand therapy
Karen Fitt on Southern FM June 2017...