Barton Hand Therapy

Barton Rehabilitation's hand therapy program offers the only comprehensive Certified Hand Rehabilitation Program in South Lake Tahoe, CA and has Nevada-based offices in Stateline and Carson City.

Barton Health's Hand Therapy Program specializes in rehabilitation conditions affecting the hand, wrist and elbow. Our Certified Hand Therapy team has over 23 years of experience which has played a key role in how we understand exactly how limitations in the hand, wrist and elbow affect your day to day life. We provide extremely personalized care to focus on the proper return of hand, wrist and elbow function following surgery or injury. 

Our Services

• Cumulative trauma disorders: carpal tunnel, DeQuervains and tendonitis
• Fractures and dislocations of the hand and upper extremity
• Tendon repairs, transfers and grafts
• Crush and degloving injuries
• Nerve injuries, repairs and entrapments
• Peripheral and central nervous system disorders affecting upper extremity function
• Upper extremity amputations
• Ganglion Cysts
• Dupuytren's Disease
• Ligament Injuries
• Arthritis
• Burns
• Compartment syndromes
• CRPS (Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome)
• Lymphedema
• Musculoskeletal disorders
• Pediatric upper extremity dysfunction

Our Treatment:

Our treatment goals include the reduction of pain, edema (swelling) and scarring, the improvement of strength, motion and function, and the safe, independent return to activities of daily living and work.

• Muscle and sensory re-education
• Desensitization
• Therapeutic exercises
• Patient education: adaptive equipment and injury education, home programs to promote progress made during your visit
• Modalities: ultrasound, E-stim, iontophoresis, paraffin, Deep Tissue Laser
• Custom Splinting (dynamic and static)- for appropriate positioning, protection or to improve mobility and/or function.
• Splinting (dynamic and static)
  
• Edema control
• Pain management
• Scar management
• Worksite analysis and workstation re-design
• Individualized home exercise program

Our Locations

At Barton Memorial Hospital

At Stateline Medical Center in Nevada

At Tahoe Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Carson City, Nevada