Welcome to Solent Hand Therapy

Our hands are an essential part of our life; they enable us to perform everyday tasks such as:

•  Washing and dressing ourselves
•  Cooking, cleaning
•  Performing DIY
•  Performing work tasks
•  Expressing ourselves

The hand is incredibly intricate and the structures within it work in very fine balance. A small problem affecting the hand can have a significant impact on a person. It is not until we have an injury, surgery or a condition where we are unable to use our hands that we fully appreciate how difficult life can be and how suddenly we can become dependent on others or unable to function.

Through the correct diagnosis and treatment, function may be restored or maximised. Solent Hand Therapy provides assessment and rehabilitation for patients with upper limb injuries and conditions affecting the hand, wrist and elbow.

What is a Hand Therapist?

A Hand Therapist can be either fully qualified Occupational Therapists or Physiotherapists who have specialised, through advanced study, in the rehabilitation of patients with conditions or injuries that affect their hands and upper extremity.

What is a Hand Surgeon?

Most problems can be managed by the Hand Therapist but some patients would benefit from the opinion of a Hand Consultant to confirm the diagnosis and for certain types of treatment- injections or surgery.

Consultant Hand Surgeon Mr David Warwick MD FRCS FRCS(Orth) European Diploma of Hand Surgery works in close conjunction the hand therapists. He can see patients at LB Healthcare and if surgery is required facilities are available in Southampton (Spire Hospital and Wessex Nuffield Hospital) or Winchester (Sarum Road Hospital).  Follow-up therapy after surgery will continue with Solent Hand Therapy at LB Healthcare.