The Team

Our Team

We are pleased to offer a hand therapy service to people with elbow, forearm, wrist and hand injury and/or pathology.

Our team members are registered Members of Hand Therapy New Zealand and Members of the respective parent bodies - Physiotherapy New Zealand or Occupational Therapy New Zealand.

With our specific experience and an excellent relationship with many specialists we can aid an effective management plan and timely recovery. We aim to treat everyone we see equitably with empathy, dignity and respect.

Meet the Team

The Hand Therapists in Action

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COVID-19

If unwell please stay home and reschedule your appointment or request a telehealth appointment.

If you return a positive COVID 19 test please stay home and reschedule your appointment or request a telehealth appointment.

We work in close proximity for an extended period of time with our patients and hence the risk of respiratory transmission is high.

Wear a correctly fitted medical or surgical mask to your appointment if you wish.

Thank you for supporting us and the wider community in these measures.

Stay safe and well.

Hand Therapy is described as...

‘the art and science of rehabilitation of the upper limb, which includes the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder girdle. It is a merging of occupational and physical therapy theory and practice that combines comprehensive knowledge of the structure of the upper limb with function and activity.

Using specialized skills in assessment, planning and treatment, hand therapists provide therapeutic interventions to prevent dysfunction, restore function and/or reverse the progression of pathology of the upper limb in order to enhance an individual’s ability to execute tasks and to participate fully in life situations’.

- from Hand Therapy Certification Commission

Our Services

The Hand Therapists, Christchurch hand physiotherapy

The Hand Therapists share rooms with Orthopaedic Hand Surgeons Dr Fiona Timms, Mr Tom Sharpe, Mr Allen Cockfield and Mr Heath Lash as well as Plastic Surgeons Mr Jeremy Simcock and Mr Dylan James.

We liaise with the surgeons on a daily basis. We also run combined clinics with the Surgeons and triage patients for them.

We have a close working relationship with Christchurch based Sports and Musculoskeletal Physicians, Pain Specialists, many Physiotherapists and other Allied Health Professionals who may be involved in your care.

We endeavour to provide a high-quality service and treat you equitably with empathy, dignity and respect. Let your therapist know if you have any specific cultural requirements that may assist us in your treatment at the clinic.

If we have not delivered this service and you have concerns please contact the Clinic Director in confidence by writing to: 'Clinic Director, The Hand Therapists, L2 11 Caledonian Road, St Albans, Christchurch 8014’.

The Health and Disabilities Commissioner can also be contacted on 0800 112233 or visited online to see the ‘Code of Rights’.