Hand & upper-limb therapy
Hand therapy helps restore movement and practical use after injury, surgery or disease. Splinting, exercises and scar management depend on tissue healing and the surgeon’s restrictions.
Treatments in this specialty
Procedure guides
Times are planning guides, not national averages or guaranteed schedules. They reflect published provider examples and patient guidance. The treating team confirms the individual plan, time needed near the clinic and fitness to travel. Waiting lists are not included.
Hand therapy
Restoring grip, dexterity and movement.
- Time
- Therapy follows tissue-healing stages and practical hand-use goals.
- Appointments
- 1 assessment + a prescribed course
Occupational therapy
Adapting everyday tasks and environments.
- Time
- Assessment and follow-up depend on the tasks and environment being addressed.
- Appointments
- 1 assessment + a prescribed course
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Clinical terms
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- Hand & upper-limb therapy
- HandtherapieGermanTerapie rukyCzech
Treatments & services
Explore specific procedures, investigations and care services. The clinical team confirms which options fit the individual case.
Hand therapy
Restoring grip, dexterity and movement.
Occupational therapy
Adapting everyday tasks and environments.
Manual therapy
Clinician-applied joint and soft-tissue techniques.
Postoperative scar rehabilitation
Mobility and scar-care advice after healing.
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Planning your care
Ask the treating service for a written plan. Appointment numbers and time away depend on the procedure, results and individual needs.
- What are the assessed rehabilitation goals, and is the proposed setting inpatient, outpatient or a medical spa?
- Request the number and length of individual and group sessions, disciplines involved, rest days and review points.
- What nursing support, accessibility, companion arrangements and home programme are included?
Sources & availability
These references provide clinical background. The guide is not a confirmed service menu for every centre or both countries, and cited organisations are not necessarily RAUQ partners. Confirm eligibility, availability and international patient access with the centre.
Guide content and sources checked 29 October 2026.