The experienced team at Carolina Hand Center works together to ensure that patients receive comprehensive care, including both surgical and nonsurgical methods. Steven B. Sanford, MD, FACS, a board-certified hand surgeon, is supported by a staff that includes a certified hand therapist and an occupational therapist specializing in hand therapy and rehabilitation. Together, the team helps patients overcome debilitating conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome, arthritis, congenital disorders and industrial injuries.
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For 30 years, Carolina Hand Center has provided expert treatment and rehabilitation of injuries and diseases of the hand and arm.
Arthritis Management
Bone Fracture/Sprain Management
Fractured Bone Repair
Functional Capacity Evaluations
Hand Surgery
Occupational and Hand Therapy
Orthopaedic Rehab
Physical Therapy
Workers Compensation Care
Arthritis ManagementThe focus of arthritis management is to control pain, minimize joint damage and improve or maintain function and quality of life. According to the American College of Rheumatology, the treatment of arthritis might involve the following: medication, nonpharmacologic therapies and/or surgery.
Bone Fracture/Sprain ManagementCare for broken bones as well as sprains (a partial or complete tear of a ligament). Fractured Bone RepairFixing broken bones is often done with plates, nails, screws and pins. Many patients must wear external fixation frames or casts to get their bones back into proper alignment. Functional Capacity EvaluationsFunctional Capacity Evaluations are performed to determine an individual's overall ability to perform physical work. The evaluation describes a person's maximum capacity in seven major areas including: dynamic strength, mobility, coordination, endurance, position tolerance, balance and fine motor. Hand SurgerySurgery to address conditions and injuries of the hand. Occupational and Hand TherapyOccupational and hand therapy assists patients with independent performance of daily living activities such as cooking, dressing, bathing, as well as exercises to strengthen hands and arms. Occupational and Hand TherapyOccupational and hand therapy assists patients with independent performance of daily living activities such as cooking, dressing, bathing, as well as exercises to strengthen hands and arms. Orthopaedic RehabPhysical therapy for injuries or disease of the skeletal system and associated muscles, joints and ligaments. Physical TherapyPhysical therapy involves the evaluation and treatment of problems associated with mobility, balance, coordination and musculoskeletal pain. Physical TherapyPhysical therapy involves the evaluation and treatment of problems associated with mobility, balance, coordination and musculoskeletal pain. Carolina Hand Center2711 Randolph Rd., Suite 305, Charlotte, NC 28207 - (704) 375-3397 |
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