Active Hand Therapy Gold Coast
Nearby clinics
1/18 Rawlins Street
Level 2, Building 3G, Southport Central, 27 Garden Street
Level 5
Lawson Street
Lawson Street
Lawson Street
Level 1/North Tower Nexus Towers 105 Scarborough Street, Gold Coast
Third Floor
Young Street, Gold Coast
Active Hand Therapy Gold Coast offers the best service for sore hands, wrists, elbows and arms. Our
Active Hand and Upper Limb Therapy is committed to excellent customer service. Our Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists are trained in the specialty of Hand Therapy and splinting. We provide individualised rehabilitation and management plans for a variety of hand and arm injuries and conditions including fractures, sprains, strains, tendon/ nerve/ joint injuries, and following surgical pro
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David was lucky enough to present a practical workshop at the Australian Hand Therapy National Conference on a mechanical scar machine used in our Gold Coast Hand clinics.
This device delivers different sized pulses to mobilise tissue and flatten the layers to improve scars. It delivers amazing results for Active Hand Therapy patients, reducing pain, increasing movement and improving appearance.
Big thanks to the conference organisers for another great conference and bring on the Goldy on 2025!!!
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Match winning goal this week after the siren for this legend! - Mac Andrew, what a Champion!
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Another great success story at Active Therapy, with Miles helping Jenny to graduate to self management and return to full work duties, after her shoulder injury. Lots of hard work in the gym has paid off, and as a reward she takes home a selection of dumbbells to keep up the good work! 💪🏼 ✨
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Happy Hand Therapy Week!! ✋🏼
If you’ve had a hand injury before, then you truly understand how essential hand function is for quality of life. When you’re injured, it is important to consult with an expert - our hand therapists have undergone 7+ years of study and are passionate about using this knowledge, and individualising therapy to reach your goals.
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Ash, Ash and Evie spent their weekend attending the Mobilisation course - mastering their static progressive and dynamic splinting skills. The weekend included fabrication of multiple mobilisation splints and plenty of education to keep our therapists up to date on the effects of mobilising forces from orthotic application 👍🏼✔️ There is lots to consider with these compared to the more common static splints that our therapists use for acute injuries - such as torque, rotational force and outrigger placement
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Jordan, Dave, Miles and Claire attending the Grand Rounds seminar last night featuring the who’s who of shoulder experts.
Thanks to Dr Andrew Mcbride for hosting, and Dr Angelo Rando, Dr Tim Wood, and Dr Luke Eggleston for their specialist medical insight. As well as amazing clinical insights from Mr Paul Wierdershen and Mr Yasu Maki, lead physiotherapists for surfing and baseball Australia respectively.
Team Active nailed the prizes on the night too!
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DYNAMIC SPLINTING ✋🏼
This patient required a dynamic splint post surgery to assist with extension of his PIP joints. Swipe across to see his PIP joint extension 5 weeks earlier at the start of dynamic splinting.
Whilst a quick manual stretch is helpful at the time, it is often painful and not well maintained. Studies show that a prolonged stretch under low load is less painful and creates more permanent change. Dynamic splinting compliments therapy completed in clinic by allowing you to make significant gains from the comfort of home.
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At Active Hand Therapy, our specialised hand therapists have the skills to treat you from start to finish! This means you can stay with the same team from day one. Our therapists are able to complete wound care, including removal of sutures, and are skilled in custom-made thermoplastic splints and casts, as well as providing comprehensive rehab plans including strengthening programs. We work closely with other professionals such as surgeons and GPs, to work towards a shared goal ✋🏼👍🏼
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This was a patient that injured themselves late in the day. We were able to cast and have them comfortable with no wait time.
At Active Hand Therapy we can cast, splint and brace - finding the best option to suit the injury and keep you pain free.
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Our hand therapist Claire likes to get straight to the ‘point’! 😜
At Active Therapy we use a variety of treatment modalities including trigger point dry needling to help our patients. Claire has completed extra training for needling muscles across the whole body, not only the upper limb.”
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Merry Christmas from our family to yours!
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What is Hand Therapy??!
It is a rehab treatment, similar to what a Physio would do but only in a specialised area. At Active Hand Therapy our therapists treat injuries from the tips of the finger to the shoulder. Our specialist Hand Therapists and Physiotherapists have extra training and years of experience for these conditions and can cast, splint, diagnose and treat.
Over the holiday season, our clinics covering the Gold Coast and Tweed, are open normal hours except for the public holidays.
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One of our awesome Physio’s, Hamish, attending the Upper limb rehabilitation in sport course
It was an impressive field with Andrew McGough (right) senior Physiotherapist for AIS gymnastics presenting along with Hamish Macauley (Brumbies Physio) , Phil Cossens (senior Physio rowing Australia) , Kylie holt Olympic and commonwealth Physio for swimming and Dr Leanne bisset and Dr Steven Frederiksen.
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Miles has just returned from two days headquarters, gaining valuable physiotherapy insights from the legendary Dr Lyn Watson and Simon Bolster. It was a specialist course focussing on the most contemporary treatment approaches for advanced shoulder pathologies, including thoracic outlet syndrome and neck pathologies.
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Last week I had the pleasure of lecturing the new generation of Hand Therapists . Always a great day at Bond with so many engaged students. Didn’t know they let kids into uni but… or maybe it’s just that age gap is getting wider 🤣
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Busy weekend at the Fracture Management Course. Ashlyn, Ashleigh, Sarena, Nicola and Jordan all spent the weekend refining their casting and learning the latest evidence based fracture techniques.
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Getting our splinting on today with a more complicated orthosis.
This is our bread and butter at Active Hand therapy and each one is always a little different!
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conference in full swing with a few of our staff presenting over the weekend!
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A weekend spent covering the latest in pain research and neurodynamics.
Mile’s was in attendance to gain an understanding of the clinical reasoning behind the techniques, with a framework to identify those patients who will benefit from neuroimmune mobilisation.
Big thanks to the who organised some world renowned pain scientists to deliver the lectures.
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Hand Therapists hit their strides treating patients after surgery. This is because we have extra skills in wound care, splinting, casting and rehab to get patients back to their best. Thousands of patients go through our clinics every year after surgery - it is what we do!
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Busy weekend for our Hand Therapists attending the ‘Closed Trauma’ course put on by the .
CPD ✅
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One of the benefits of your Dad being a Hand Therapist! A protective splint on with no waiting in emergency.
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Feeling the love with a collection of thank you’s from our lovely patients.
Claire, one of our amazing Hand Therapists, received a huge bunch of flowers, Miles received a handmade gorgeous vase from a talented patient and the Palm Beach team were showered with chocolates - which were promptly eaten before any photos were taken. 😃🤔.
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The weather has been magic here on the Gold Coast over the last week!
The Hand Therapists have been enjoying our beautiful beaches in between a busy January!
The Goldie at its best!!
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Fancy a Sea Change on with the Active Hand Therapy Gold Coast team?
Check the link Below....
Job Vacancies The Australian Hand Therapy Association (AHTA) is the national peak body for Hand Therapy in Australia.
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Carpal Tunnel is one of the most common conditions we see. Last year we would have had hundreds of patients walk through our door. It is usually a progressive disease that becomes more and more of an impact on our daily lives. Typing, lifting, gripping can all be painful.
The good news is there is lots of help from a Hand Therapist.
- can diagnose
- make the right splint
- give you all the exercises and tools to rest the area
- nerve gliding movements
- go through surgical options
Go to our website to watch a short video of what causes Carpal Tunnel.
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As a musician, pain in the fingers, wrist or elbow is really limiting. It’s frustrating to have to put down the instrument because of pain. But there is a lot that Hand Therapists can help with.
We have made many splints for guitarists, cellists, violinists, flute players, pianists and other musicians. We have made some custom picks and other devices to keep playing pain free. There are also some great modification options and exercises to reduce early inflammation.
We would love you to come visit us, see how we can help and bring your instrument!
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Had a great day out Council Expo to support their Injury and Management program. Chatted to lots of characters, looked at a lot of hands and may have come home with a pen or two.
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And that’s a wrap! Great weekend at the QLD Hand Surgeons Society catching up with fellow Hand Therapists and listening to some great talks by the Orthopods.
Big thanks to Dr Angelo Rando for organising and Dr Sanj Kakar for delivering a great Therapist Hour.
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Love lecturing to the next generation of Occupational Therapists . Great campus, motivated students and all things Hand Therapy make for a great day.
Except for my ability to take selfies, so here is one of me, somebody else prepared earlier….
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Our Story
Active Hand Therapy provides the best service for sore hands, fingers, wrists, elbows and arms on the Gold Coast.
Why choose us?
We are specialists. All our therapists are members of the Australian Hand Therapy Association, which is a 3-year process to complete a list of specialist activities. We also have internationally recognised therapists and therapists that have studied a Masters of Hand Therapy. Active Hand Therapy is the preferred hand therapists for the Sun’s, Titans, Surfing Australia, Athletics Australia and Tennis Australia. Click on our website to view each individual therapist’s specialities. www.activehandtherapy.com.au. We are the preferred hand therapist’s for many Surgeons, Doctor’s and Physiotherapists.
Where are we located?
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Level 2, Building 3G, Southport Central 27 Garden Street
Southport, QLD
4215
Opening Hours
Monday | 7:30am - 5:30pm |
Tuesday | 7:30am - 5:30pm |
Wednesday | 7:30am - 5:30pm |
Thursday | 7:30am - 5:30pm |
Friday | 7:30am - 5:30pm |
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