{"id":1298,"date":"2018-06-26T10:02:42","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T14:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aptitude-ergo.com\/?page_id=1298"},"modified":"2018-06-26T10:02:42","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T14:02:42","slug":"hand-therapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aptitude-ergo.com\/en\/services\/hand-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Hand Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row fullwidth=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1528218794193{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.aptitude-ergo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/top-therapie-main.jpg?id=1292) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;qui-sommes-banniere&#8221;][vc_column][mk_fancy_title tag_name=&#8221;h1&#8243; size=&#8221;47&#8243; font_family=&#8221;none&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Hand Therapy<\/strong><\/p>\n[\/mk_fancy_title][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row fullwidth=&#8221;true&#8221; equal_columns=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;accueil-consultations&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1521752215929{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][mk_fancy_title tag_name=&#8221;span&#8221; size=&#8221;19&#8243; font_family=&#8221;none&#8221; responsive_align=&#8221;left&#8221;]<strong>Hand therapy is the art and science of evaluating and treating injuries and conditions of the upper extremity (shoulder, arm, elbow, forearm, wrist and hand). 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Hand therapists provide non-operative interventions, preventative care and post-surgical rehabilitation for a wide variety of upper extremity disorders, from simple fingertip injuries to complex replanted extremities.[\/mk_fancy_title][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][mk_fancy_title tag_name=&#8221;span&#8221; size=&#8221;19&#8243; font_family=&#8221;none&#8221; responsive_align=&#8221;left&#8221;]Patients with chronic conditions, such as arthritis, or neurologic conditions, such as a stroke, can benefit from hand therapy through education on joint protection and energy conservation, and with recommendations for adaptive equipment or devices to improve function in their daily lives. A hand therapist employs a variety of techniques and tools, including activity and exercise programs, custom orthosis fabrication, management of pain and swelling, wound and scar care.[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_button dimension=&#8221;flat&#8221; corner_style=&#8221;rounded&#8221; url=&#8221;\/en\/make-an-appointment\/&#8221;]MAKE AN APPOINTMENT[\/mk_button][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row fullwidth=&#8221;true&#8221; equal_columns=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;accueil-consultations&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1523630302716{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.aptitude-ergo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/differente-approche.jpg?id=284) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;image-espace&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1521820087492{background-color: #3d4145 !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][mk_fancy_title tag_name=&#8221;span&#8221; 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