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When a patient begins hand therapy—whether recovering from an injury, surgery, or neurological condition—the first session is all about understanding their current function and setting a baseline for recovery. This process, known as an initial hand function evaluation, guides treatment planning and allows therapists to track meaningful progress over time. Here’s a breakdown of what a typical evaluation looks like, and how tools like handheld dynamometers, hand grip dynamom …

Occupational Therapy (OT) is the type of treatment that helps if you have pain, injury, illness, or a disability that can make it hard for you to your job or schoolwork, care for yourself, complete household chores, more around, or take part in activities.The main purpose of OT is to teach adaptation to one's environment when considering their physical limitations. OT can help with performing any kind of tasks at school, work, or in the home. To aid in learning to perform tasks a patient may lea …