What’s healing, what’s not and how to fix it
Learn how to assess and manage various hand wounds using materials and methods readily available in any setting.
How international are we?
Our mission at Open Hand is to reach the whole world. But how international are we really?
General principles for managing acute hand injuries
Learn how to approach an acutely injured hand, and see how correct early management is essential to get good outcomes.
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Hand therapy for radial nerve injuries
Learn how to assess and address radial nerve injuries with confidence, from initial presentation through the phases of nerve recovery.
Open Hand in Zambia
At the end of March we had an amazing opportunity to work towards our vision and mission in a new and unexpected way!
Getting started with Casting Motion to Mobilise Stiffness
Learn what the Casting Motion to Mobilise Stiffness (CMMS) technique involves and how it can be used to treat stiff hands and correct maladaptive movement patterns.
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Understanding the Need and Being a Part of the Solution
Learn how to develop hand-injury care in challenging contexts, including setting up services and addressing various environmental and even personal challenges.
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Meet the team
We are the team behind Open Hand: 3 occupational therapists with 3 very different career paths!