About Hand Solutions
Our Papatoetoe clinic services have suspended until further notice from 24th November 2023
Services offered
Assessment & management of a wide range of hand, wrist & elbow problems & treatment inclusive of customised splinting when necessary, standard therapeutic care and in addition- acupuncture. Therapy is always focussed on patients understanding & expectations of condition & resolution timeframes.
Injuries such as ligament sprains, muscle- tendon strains, fractures, complex trauma, postoperative surgery rehabilitation, overuse syndromes, pain syndromes, nerve injury/ compression eg. CTS, cubital tunnel syndrome
Credentials
Hand Therapy Team
Edel Kelly
Qualified as a Physiotherapist in Belfast Northern Ireland
Certified Hand Therapist (USA)
Research Masters (First class Honours 2011): in vivo tendon excursion in the hand and dequervains tenosynovitis
Sophie Vernon
Post Graduate Certificate (PGCert ) in Rehabilitation
BHSc Physiotherapy (AUT) (2008)
Registered Hand Therapist NZ (HTN)
Megan Boyle
Post Graduate Certificate (PGCert) in Hand and Upper Limb Rehabilitation, AUT, 2019
Post Graduate Certificate in Allied Health, Victoria University Wellington, 2008
Bachelor of Health Science (BHSc) Occupational Therapy, AUT, 2007
