Hand & Wrist Pain
Hand and wrist pain covers sprains, recovery after a break, tendon problems and arthritis in the thumb and fingers. Physical therapy restores motion and strength so you can grip, type and lift again. Xcelerate Physical Therapy treats hand and wrist pain in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.
What can cause hand pain and wrist pain
Wrist sprain
A fall or twist can stretch the ligaments. A wrist sprain brings swelling, pain and a weak grip.
Broken wrist and wrist fracture recovery
After a cast or surgery the wrist is stiff and weak. Therapy brings back motion and strength step by step, following your surgeon’s or doctor’s guidance.
De Quervain’s tenosynovitis
Pain on the thumb side of the wrist, especially when you pinch, lift a baby or turn your wrist. We load the tendons gradually.
Trigger finger
A finger catches or locks when you bend it, because a tendon is not gliding smoothly.
Thumb pain, thumb arthritis and hand arthritis
Thumb pain at the base of the hand, which makes opening jars or turning keys hard, often comes from thumb arthritis. Arthritis in the hand can also make fingers stiff. Hand therapy for arthritis keeps joints moving, strengthens the muscles around them and teaches ways to do daily tasks with less strain. Read more at Arthritis & Joint Pain.
How we help your hand recover
The plan depends on what is injured and how long it has been since it happened.
Range of motion exercises
Gentle motion work and stretching bring back the bend and the straightening you lost.
Grip and hand strengthening
Graded exercises rebuild grip and pinch strength.
Manual therapy and swelling care
Manual therapy eases stiffness, and we teach you how to manage swelling and care for scars after an injury or surgery.
Numbness or tingling in your fingers?
Numbness and tingling usually mean a nerve is involved, which is covered on Carpal Tunnel. Pain in the forearm and elbow is on Elbow Pain (Tennis & Golfer's Elbow). Searching for a hand therapist near me? Our physical therapists treat hand and wrist problems. After a procedure on the hand or wrist, post-surgical rehab explains how recovery is guided.
Hand and wrist pain care in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
Xcelerate Physical Therapy treats hand and wrist pain at our Newtown Square clinic, 214 S. Newtown Street Road.
In Pennsylvania you can see a physical therapist without a physician’s referral, but your insurance may require one: call the number on your insurance card to check, or call us before your first visit.
Meet the people who treat you on our team page.