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Hand Therapy and Rehabilitation

Working Hands is the rehabilitation center of Southern Illinois Hand Center.  Rehabilitation of the hand following an injury, disease or surgery is extremely important in regaining the hand function.  Rehabilitation of the hand is not a luxury, but it is a necessity that is extremely crucial in improving the hand function to achieve the best possible result .

Working Hands is staffed by two, specialty trained occupational therapists and one  certified occupation therapy assistant, who are specialized in rehabilitation of the hand and upper extremity.  The facility is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment to ensure providing our patients with the best in hand rehabilitation.

In addition to treating acute and chronic problems of the hand, Working Hands also provides industrial consultation to employers with respect to ergonomic consultations, job analysis and job modifications, and enhancement of the work place to accommodate special needs of employees.

Working Hands also has a state-of-the-art work-conditioning program.  The philosophy of work-conditioning is to increase patients activities gradually and allow the employee to perform the duties of the original work activities on a gradually increasing basis, until the patient is ready to resume his or her normal regular work activities.  Thus far, our track record is more than 95%.  More than 95% of the patients who went through our work-conditioning program were able to return to their regular work activities.

STAFF

1.   Lonni Weis, OTR/L, CHT, certified hand therapist.

2.  Lori Niemerg, OTR/L.

3.   Colleen Horn, COTA/L.