Hand Therapy
UE Injuries Evaluation
Specific Injuries
Fractures
Misc
100
What does CHT stand for?
Certified Hand Therapist
100
What would be an observation you would make of a person's hand injury?
skin integrity, wounds, edema, pain, functional use, edema
100
Cubital tunnel syndrome involves the entrapment of what nerve?
ulnar nerve
100
What is stage 3 of the fracture healing process?
inflammation
100
What is Dequervains?
painful wrist and thumb movement, swelling over the styloid, tendons and sheath tender to palpation
200
How many hours of continuing education does a OT need in order to sit for their CHT exam?
4,000 hours of direct hand care
200
What is a provocative test?
A provocative test should invoke characteristic responses of a diagnosis
200
During ulnar nerve entrapment what sensory distribution is affected?
4th and 5th digits
200
When does therapy start after a fracture?
Typically 6 weeks post stabilization
200
What do you avoid with a diagnosis like Dequervain's?
Strengthening
300
What professionals can become a CHT?
OT/PT
300
What special test involves tapping over the median nerve distribution site of the flexor retinaculum?
Tinel's
300
Dynamic Splint warranted if a nerve entrapment does not heal properly
300
What modality is not allowed if a person is casted?
heat modality
300
What tendons are involved with Dequervains?
Extensor Pollicis Brevis and Abductor pollicis longus
400
What frame of reference is typically utilized in hand therapy?
Biomechanical Frame of Reference
400
What special test involves diagnosis of carpal tunnel by flexing the wrists to 90 degrees?
Phalen's Test
400
Demonstrate a hook grasp.
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400
Demonstrate the six pack exercises.
arrow, table top, claw, fist, in/out, and thumb to tip
400
How many phases of wound healing are there?
4 stages of wound healing
500
Name 3 places where a CHT can practice?
Schools, outpatient, SNF, Inpatient
500
During the initial evaluation what piece of information will give you the patient's concerns, strengths, weaknesses, and PLOF?
occupational profile
500
What is the base treatment for a epicondylitis.
MHP or cold--typically the same.
500
What is a big concern specifically with a digit fracture?
edema
500
How many flexor zones are there?
5