Hand recovery patients
Real-world situations we tune education around — not a diagnosis. Use search or story filters, then open a profile. Press / outside a field to jump to search.
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Filter by situation, work context, or recovery stage. Profiles are educational groupings — not a diagnosis. Press slash (/) anywhere on this page outside a text field to jump to search.
Stiffness after a cast or splint
Your cast or splint just came off and your hand feels stiff and weak.
Plain-language guide to regaining motion after immobilization. Tendon glides, blocking, edema control, and frequency-over-force programming.
Open profileDupuytren's contracture
Your palm or fingers are tightening with cords or nodules — gripping and laying the hand flat gets harder.
Palm nodules, cords, and bent knuckles? Education on joint protection, table-top opening work, and when splints, injection, or referral help.
Open profileTrigger finger
Your finger catches, clicks, or locks — especially in the morning.
Education for trigger finger (stenosing tenosynovitis): activity modification, gentle tendon gliding, and when to consider injection or release.
Open profileBurn or skin contracture recovery
You're recovering from a burn, graft, or significant scarring on the hand.
After a hand burn, skin grafting, or scar contracture: anti-contracture positioning, frequent gentle motion, and staged scar care.
Open profileHand-heavy jobs
One tap opens the closest patient profile for education and app defaults — not a diagnosis or job-site clearance.
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Structured tracks complement these profiles — they are not automatic prescriptions.
Not sure which fits? Start the intake questionnaire — it can match a profile automatically.