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Quick Facts About Kaweah Delta:
• 460 Open-Heart Procedures Each Year
• 12,100 Cath Procedures Each Year
• 4,250 Babies Delivered Each Year
• 80,700 Treated In Our Emergency Department Each Year
• 3,604 People Employed by the District
• 27,7800 Inpatient discharges
• 535,300 Outpatient visits
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Kaweah Delta Hand Center is a state-of-the-art clinic devoted to the treatment and prevention of upper extremity disorders. Patients are treated by registered occupational and physical therapists with specialized training and certifications in upper extremity rehabilitation. Kaweah Delta Hand Center is home to four certified hand therapists and two therapists skilled in manual lymph drainage and complete decongestive therapy, a rarity in the area.
A hand therapist works with the referring physician and provides rehabilitation for upper extremity injuries.
Who benefits from Hand Therapy?
Hand therapists treat many kinds of disorders ranging from cumulative trauma, and arthritic disorders, to burns and amputations.
Services Offered Include:
- Wound Care/Edema Control
- Desensitization
- Pain Management
- Splinting- Custom Dynamic and Static
- Ergonomic Training
- Body Mechanics and Posture Education
- Soft Tissue Mobilization
- Joint Mobilization
- Physical Capacity Evaluation
- Worksite Analysis
- Work Conditioning
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