[cs_content][cs_element_section _id=”1″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”2″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”3″ ][cs_element_text _id=”4″ ][cs_content_seo]Hand Therapy and Occupational therapy in Okmulgee, OK.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_text _id=”5″ ][cs_content_seo]Of the 225,000+ Physical Therapists and 127,000+ Occupational Therapists in the United States, there are only just over 6,000 clinicians who have earned the Certified Hand Therapists (CHTs) designation.
CHTs therefore represent the top 1.5% of rehab therapy clinicians that specializes in hand care — one which is right here in Okmulgee!\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][/cs_element_section][cs_element_section _id=”6″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”7″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”8″ ][cs_element_text _id=”9″ ][cs_content_seo]What is a Certified Hand Therapist?
Per the American Society of Hand Therapists: A Certified Hand Therapist, or CHT, is an OT or PT by profession with at least three years of experience, plus 4,000 hours of hand and upper extremity therapy practice (upper extremity rehabilitation).
A hand and upper extremity therapy specialist provides:
Accurate assessments, immediate care and effective treatment to reduce treatment time
A continuum of care eliminating the need for multiple medical providers
Faster recovery results in decreased medical costs
Functional outcomes ensuring a faster return to work and productive lifestyle
The most comprehensive care for their patients
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ASHT states that a qualified hand therapist evaluates and treats any problem related to the upper extremities. A variety of techniques and tools may be used in therapeutic intervention, including but not limited to:
Activity/exercise regimes custom designed to increase motion, dexterity and strength with the ultimate goal of improving function
Behavior management
Compressive therapy
Desensitization, sensory re-education or sensory compensatory techniques
Electrical modalities
Ergonomic modifications
Adaptive techniques and suggestions for adaptive/assistive devices equipment
Industrial consultation
Joint protection and energy conservation training
Manual therapy
Orthotic fabrication for post-op surgical protection/immobilization, correction of injury or deformity and conservative management of common upper extremity syndromes
Pain management, acute or chronic
Patient and family education
Prosthetic training
Scar tissue management
Thermal modalities
Wellness education
Work conditioning/hardening/retraining
Wound management
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