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ARM Newsetter June 2005
Rehab Center Celebrates Hand Therapy Month

ARM Assessment Rehabilitation Management, Inc. is celebrating national Hand Therapy Month. ARM employs three Certified Hand Therapists.

Hand therapy is a specialty of occupation and physical therapy. Therapists must have five years of experience as an OT or PT, two years of experience treating patients with upper extremity diagnoses,.

and then must pass a national board examination administered by the Hand Therapy Certification Commission

Certified Hand Therapists, or CHTs are trained to work with multiple system injuries from the cervical spine to the finger tip. They are competent to use physical agent modalities, manual therapy, and prescribe exercise programs. Home exercise programs are a vital component of any successful outpatient program. 

Patients may be referred by their primary care physician, hand surgeon, orthopedic surgeon, rheumatologist, or other licensed physician.

Diagnoses that are appropriate include repetitive strain injuries, wrist and forearm fractures, elbow injuries, shoulder problems including rotator cuff tears, carpal tunnel syndrome, tendon lacerations, and other injuries of the upper limb.

Manual therapy is an effective, comfortable treatment method that aides patients by reducing pain, normalizing muscle tone, improving joint space, and increasing circulation.

Physical and occupational therapists at ARM emphasize manual therapy in their treatment of patients with complex injuries. Fibromyalgia, joint stiffness,

and pain from many diagnoses are appropriate for treatment with MFR.  

“Myofascial pain is best treated using manual techniques,” states B. Franklin, Senior Physical Therapist. Mr. Franklin completed manual medicine courses through Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Craniosacral techniques are a specialized manual therapy technique that is used to treat myofascial diagnoses, TMJ, and headaches.

Coupled with exercises, and muscle energy methods, craniosacral therapy relieves pain rapidly, and helps patients improve their strength and range of motion quickly. Manual therapy is a valuable tool in treatment of orthopedic