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.
After carpal tunnel release
You had carpal tunnel surgery and want to return to typing, gripping, and daily tasks safely.
What to do — and what to avoid — in the weeks after carpal tunnel release. Tendon gliding, scar care, pillar pain, and graded return to grip.
Open profileCarpal tunnel symptoms (no surgery)
You have median nerve symptoms — tingling, night pain, dropping objects.
Tingling in the thumb, index, and middle fingers? Conservative care for carpal tunnel: tendon glides, gentle nerve glides, ergonomics, and night splinting.
Open profileCubital tunnel symptoms (ulnar nerve at elbow)
You have ulnar nerve–pattern symptoms — often worse with prolonged elbow flexion or leaning on the arm.
Ring and small-finger numbness worse when the elbow stays bent? Education on positioning, pacing, gentle nerve mobility ideas, and red flags.
Open profileUlnar-sided wrist pain (TFCC-type complaints)
Your wrist hurts on the ulnar (pinky) side — often worse with twist, push-up, or heavy grip.
Pain on the pinkie side of the wrist with rotation, weight bearing, or grip? Education for TFCC-type complaints: stability, graded loading, and clinician milestones.
Open profileThumb base (CMC) arthritis
Your thumb base hurts when you pinch, open jars, or turn keys.
Pain at the base of the thumb during pinch, jar opening, and key turning. Joint protection, thumb stability, and graded isometrics.
Open profileInflammatory arthritis flare
Your hand joints are hot, swollen, and stiff — often with a systemic condition.
Hot, swollen, painful hand joints with prolonged morning stiffness. Flare-mode care, joint protection, and when to escalate.
Open profileDesk worker / programmer overuse
You type and mouse for a living and your hands are paying for it.
Typing, mousing, and phone use that produce wrist, finger, and forearm symptoms. Pacing, ergonomics, and graded mobility for office work.
Open profileManual trade / repetitive grip
You grip, twist, vibrate, or impact your hands at work all day.
Construction, mechanics, hairstyling, and other trades load the hand hard. Recovery and prevention strategies for high-grip occupations.
Open profileNeurological hand impairment
You're rebuilding hand function after a stroke or another neurological condition.
Hand recovery after stroke or neurological conditions. Task-specific practice, active intent, and quality of movement over volume.
Open profileNever injured — want strong, healthy hands
You are building hand capacity (strength + control) and want benchmarks without pushing into overuse.
Athletic-feeling grip, pinch, endurance, and dexterity with symptom rules and load audits — not a substitute for care when you are injured or have red-flag symptoms.
Open profileHand-heavy jobs
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