What should you know about LANG hand therapy?

Therapy may help after a distal radius fracture or with De Quervain's tenosynovitis, hand osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or Dupuytren's contracture. Treatment can include gentle range-of-motion work, strengthening, tendon or nerve gliding, scar care, splint advice, and techniques for protecting painful joints during tasks.

Progress is judged by practical changes such as opening containers, dressing, typing, gripping, or returning to a chosen activity. Some people need therapy after surgery; others use it to manage symptoms without an operation.

Bring details of when symptoms began, activities that aggravate them, previous injuries, and any splints or medicines you use. Follow the prescribed repetitions and stop if an exercise causes sharp pain, increasing numbness, or marked swelling. Pacing tasks and taking short movement breaks can reduce repeated strain.

The dedicated [Hand Therapy] page explains the treatment in more detail. If a structural problem needs another pathway, your clinician may discuss [Carpal Tunnel Release] or [Dupuytren's Surgery].

Seek prompt assessment for a deformed finger or wrist, a new inability to move the hand, worsening numbness or weakness, a cold or pale hand, or severe swelling after injury. These signs may need examination before exercises continue.

Ask what diagnosis is being treated, which movements are safe now, whether a splint is useful, how progress will be measured, and when a surgical opinion or further testing would be appropriate.