Hand Therapist

Hand Therapists are qualified health professionals who help their patients manage and recover from injuries, disease, and deformities of the shoulders, arms, elbows, wrists, and hands. They carry out patient assessments and then develop treatment plans that include physical exercise, orthotic fabrications, and environmental modifications.

As a Hand Therapist you could be assessing a new patient who has suffered a stroke and has limited mobility in their left arm, fabricating wrist orthotics for a client with a deformity, teaching pain management techniques to a client with arthritis, assessing the home of a young amputee and proposing environmental changes, or just making some detailed notes on patient records.

Future demand Medium
Average yearly income $72,800
Skill level Unknown

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