Reachout Rehab OT

12/06/2025

I would like to welcome Alison from I Spy Speech Pathology to our rooms at 1/78 Hill St, Orange. We look forward to working alongside you.

06/06/2025

One of the best things is seeing someone rehabilitate and return to normal functional capacity after injury 🙌

🖐️ Day 4 – Hand Therapy Week 2025 🖐️
Every day, hand therapy practitioners help people regain independence after injuries, surgeries, and conditions affecting the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder.

From tying shoelaces and writing again, to returning to work or sport, hand therapy practitioners provide their patients with outcomes that matter.

Our members work in hospitals, private clinics, and community settings, using evidence-based treatments to restore function and improve quality of life.

👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️ We are members of the Australian Hand Therapy Association, and we’re proud to be part of your journey to recovery.

05/06/2025

🎉 Day 2 of Hand Therapy Week 🎉
✨🎥 What is a Hand Therapist? 🎥✨

Hand Therapy practitioners are the unsung heroes behind recovery, strength, and movement in the hand and upper limb. We are qualified Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists who have completed advanced postgraduate training in upper-limb rehabilitation.

💪 We work across Australia – in public hospitals, private practices, regional clinics, and rural towns.

🏥 We’re trusted by surgeons, GPs, and other health professionals to deliver expert assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.

🧠 We use evidence-based care to help people of all ages recover from injury, manage pain, and regain function.

👋 From sprained thumbs to complex nerve repairs, from arthritis to post-surgical care, we’re with our patients every step of the way.

🖐️ We design and fabricate custom thermoplastic orthoses (splints), and prescribe tailored rehabilitation exercises to restore movement, strength, and independence.

🎓 We are proud members of the Australian Hand Therapy Association, committed to lifelong learning and excellence in care.
This week, we celebrate our profession, our patients, and the incredible impact of hand therapy. 💙

03/06/2025

Celebrating Hand Therapy Week 🎉 Have you heard of a Hand Therapist before? This week I will share some information on who is a Hand Therapist and what we do 🎉🎉

🖐️ Hand Therapy Week 2025
📅 June 2 – 8, 2025
🎯 Theme: Workplace Injuries

This Hand Therapy Week, we’re bringing national attention to the vital role of hand therapists in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of workplace injuries to the upper limbs.

🔎 Why it matters
Workplace injuries are a significant issue in Australia — especially to the wrist, hand, and fingers.

📊 Recent statistics reveal:
*The wrist and hand are the most common sites of work-related injury, accounting for 38% of all work-related hospitalisations.
*Fingers or thumbs are involved in 24% of these cases.

These injuries can have lasting impacts on an individual’s quality of life and on the workforce at large.

💡 Key takeaway
An early referral to a qualified Hand Therapist can make the difference between long-term disability and a full return to meaningful work and life. Hand Therapists are uniquely skilled in helping people recover from serious upper limb trauma – from fractures and tendon injuries to nerve damage and overuse conditions.

🏥 Need help with a workplace-related upper limb injury?
📍 Find a local Accredited Hand Therapist:
👉 https://www.ahta.com.au/directory

08/06/2024

Great explanation of a hand therapist 🤚

What is a hand therapy practitioner? We are qualified Occupational therapists and Physiotherapists.

We have undertaken advanced postgraduate upper-limb education and training and are recognised as experts in hand and upper-limb rehabilitation.

We work in public hospitals and private practices in cities and regional and rural towns across Australia.

Surgeons, GPs, physiotherapists and other health professionals refer to us because we provide expert assessment, diagnosis and treatment, reducing recovery time and improving patient outcomes.

We see patients of all ages. We treat trauma, injuries, and conditions affecting joints, tendons, muscles, and nerves, including ligament sprains, inflamed tendons, broken bones, and damaged nerves. We also treat pain and arthritis and manage post-operative wounds, scars, and swelling.

We specialise in custom-made thermoplastic orthoses (or splints) to rest and protect an injury in the long and short term. These may be small splints for the finger or thumb or larger for the wrist or arm.

We prescribe rehabilitation exercises that improve range of motion, strength and function.

We care for our patients and use evidence-based practice to ensure they get the best outcomes so they can return to work, recreation, and life.

We are members of the Australian Hand Therapy Association and embrace lifelong learning.

08/06/2024

How great is this news broadcast promoting early access to hand therapy. Please reach out if you have a hand injury or concern and I can help you from the very start.

04/06/2024

🏃‍♂️🤕 Did you know that seeing an Accredited Hand Therapist (AHT) can make all the difference when it comes to a sports injury of the thumb? AHTs have the expertise and experience to ensure optimal recovery. 🖐️✨

Don't settle for less when it comes to your sport. Choose an AHT and get back to doing what you love, faster and stronger! 💪

For patient information visit our website: https://www.ahta.com.au/patient-info

An AHT is is a registered occupational therapist or physiotherapist who has demonstrated an advanced level of competence; has undertaken over 300 hours of advanced upper-limb education and assessment; has a minimum of 3600 hours in hand therapy clinical practice; has been assessed as qualified and competent to provide safe, evidence-based diagnosis, advice and treatment; and is awarded the credential of Accredited Hand Therapist by the Australian Hand Therapy Association Credentialing Council.

American Society of Hand Therapists
Hand Therapy Certification Commission
Hand Therapy Association of California
Hand Therapy New Zealand
British Association of Hand Therapists
International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy

22/02/2024

Some little tricks of the trade. Therapy is always better when it’s normal functional use

Regaining function and range of motion can be easier when trying to use the hand, try and wrap the finger around a highlighter, or a thick pen, then as you improve step down to something smaller like a pen. It can be frustrating sometimes to work on hand exercises. By holding onto something, it is functional and an easy task to do throughout the day.

27/10/2023

Happy OT week and World OT day. I am absolutely privileged to work in a partnership with my clients, to help them to achieve greater improvements in their abilities and engagement in important activities of their life.

22/10/2023

As an Occupational Therapist and Accredited Hand Therapist I am available to help rehabilitate any hand injuries or conditions affecting the arm and hand 🤚

Hand Therapists are either Occupational Therapists or Physiotherapists. Either occupation can specialise into hand therapy and it can take 5 years to become an accredited hand therapist.