occupational therapy

Joe is currently a client receiving treatment at a hand therapy clinic, due to a traumatic injury to his left hand. Carpentry work has been Joe's profession for many years. He suffered a debilitating injury to flexor tendons of the 2nd and 3rd metacarpals, fracturing the first metacarpal bone, severing the 4th finger and all innervation to the fingers. The flexor tendons are repaired, the first metacarpal bone has healed and the open wound in …

…therapy and in the end he will have more control and balance over his life. This clinical assignment allowed me to learn about and perform range of motion measurements on a patient as opposed to a student. Learning how to perform passive range of motion measurement is a fundamental component in evaluating the functioning of joints on a patient. This clinic visit allowed me to use my knowledge and apply it in a meaningful manner.