You may be referred to see a ‘hands physio’ or hand therapist after an injury. Do you know what makes a hand therapist different to a general physiotherapist or occupational therapist? Let’s take a look. What does a hand therapist do? A hand therapist, or...
First published March 26, 2020 12:40pm. Updated 29th June 10:00am AEST All patients and visitors must be wearing a mask and sign in upon entry with a QR code. New South Wales – From 6pm on Saturday 26 June 2021, if you have been in Greater Sydney, including the Blue...
Training for rowing or exercising on a rowing machine can cause pain in the forearm and wrist. This can be due to poor technique or repetitive motions straining the forearm and wrist muscles. It can lead to multiple types of overuse injuries such as lateral...
The ECU tendon is one of the main muscles to move the wrist, helping it to extend and move to the side in an ulnar direction, but it also plays an important role in stabilising the ulnar side of the wrist during forearm rotation. The tendon lies in a sheath (the 6th...
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a fairly common condition in the hand that typically presents with nocturnal symptoms of numbness, pins and needles and tingling in the thumb, index, middle and one side of the ring fingers, aggravated by sleeping with a bent wrist. However,...
