Hand Therapy Program, Delaware Valley

The pediatric hand therapists at Nemours Children’s give kids improved function, strength and pain relief from injury or disease. We are experts in how a child’s brain and body work and develop over time. We help children gain skills to reach important milestones as they grow.

.Our certified hand therapist has more than 20 years of practice in hand therapy. We care for babies and kids of all ages with complex hand and upper arm conditions. We work closely with orthopedic surgeons, sports medicine doctors and other specialists your child may see.

Because we only treat children, we understand their physical, emotional and social needs. We focus on your child by providing one-on-one therapy. We know how to motivate them and help build a sense of accomplishment and self-esteem.

Our goal is to give kids the best possible chance to play, learn, explore and grow to their best ability.

In addition to managing pain, we provide therapies that help kids build skills, flexibility, function, strength and independence. Some of our services include:

• Activities of daily living training — Helps with self-care tasks like eating, dressing, bathing and more.
• Adaptive and assistive technology training — Helps use devices that make it easier to function.
• Custom splinting — Fabrication of custom splints to improve function and reduce pain.
• Desensitization therapies — Methods to reduce extreme sensitivity.
• Manual and compression therapies — Reduces swelling and improves circulation with hands-on and garment compression.
• Splinting, fitting and positioning — Helps to stabilize hand injuries and neurologic conditions.
• Therapeutic exercises — Helps increase range of motion and strength.
• Ultrasound therapy — Uses sound waves to reduce pain and swelling and help with healing.