Burns

Our hands are essential in providing the ability to carry out daily functional activities and are one of the most susceptible areas of the body to injury.  Burn injuries can be devastating and impact your quality of life and overall health.  When the skin and connective tissue are damaged, scarring and alterations to the shape of the hand may occur leaving a life altering impact.  The top priority for our hand therapists when treating a burn injury is to restore and improve strength, provide education on the extent of the burn, reestablishing function, and maintaining the cleanliness of the wound to promote healing.  Restoring functionality of the hand with burn therapy is the priority of the rehabilitation process for this injury.