Hand and Wrist Therapy

This book developed from the experience of the ISAMMS team (Institut Sud Aquitain de la Main et du Membre Supérieur), that has been treating hand and wrist pathologies for over 20 years.Hand and wrist require specific care from a multidisciplinary staff. The patient has to be treated efficiently from injury in order to be able to return to work and sports activities.

The book presents the most validated clinical examination, clinical reasoning, rehabilitation techniques and orthoses allowing the therapist to maximize their efficiency in treating patients with hand and wrist pathologies.

This publication is intended for physiotherapists and occupational therapists, surgeons and practitioners specialized in physical rehabilitation, as well as for the students in these fields.

Auteur

Grégory Mesplié is a physiotherapist and orthotist, specialized in the treatment of hand and wrist pathologies. Since 2001, he has been working at the ISAMMS in the Aguiléra clinic in Biarritz. He is a full member of the French hand rehabilitation society; and has a university degree in sports rehabilitation (UD Bordeaux 2003), in rehabilitation and orthopedic equipment after hand surgery (IUD Grenoble 2005), and in biomechanics (IUD Toulouse 2015). Having a certification in professional training, he is a teacher and lecturer for university courses and postgraduate training in France and abroad.

Contenu

Part 1 - Clinical examination and clinical reasoning.- Clinical examination of the wrist and hand.- Clinical reasoning in the traumatic and micro-traumatic pathologies of the hand.- Part 2 - Rehabilitation tools and techniques.- Physical agents.- Scar massage and treatment.- Hand and wrist mobilisations.- Neurodynamic mobilisations.- Physiology and rehabilitation of sensorial and motor disorders.- Rehabilitation of proprioception.- Rehabilitation using motor imagery after a post-traumatic cortical reorganization.- Self-rehabilitation.- Part 3 - Common hand and wrist orthoses.