She consults from Pacific Hand Therapy on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Outside of work Alana enjoys waterskiing and spending time with her big family!Īlana consults from Northern Beaches Hand Therapy on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Passive stretching aims to restore movement. She is eager to gain more experience in hand therapy by working together with our knowledgeable therapists and hand surgeons. In each case, one side was treated using a static fiberglass cast, the other with dynamic corrective components. Alana started her career as a new graduate physiotherapist at Royal North Shore Hospital, gaining experience working across many different areas including Intensive Care, Musculoskeletal, Neuro, Orthopaedics and Fracture Clinic.Īlana is an associate member of the AHTA. She completed a hand therapy clinical placement in her final year of study which further spurred her passion for the area. She has always had an interest in hand therapy and spent time volunteering in a hands clinic to expand her knowledge during her undergraduate years. Visit us at Alana graduated from Australian Catholic University with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy in 2020. Madden and Peacock described the dynamic metab. We offer HICAPS for immediate private health fund rebate, and are happy to comply with WorkCover Guidelines for patients injured at work. cated the use of fiberglass splints for burn patients treated with the open-air (exposure) technique,96. Northern Beaches Hand Therapy is an accredited physiotherapy practice with the Quality in Practice program associated with the Australian Physiotherapy Association. We are happy to liaise with your family doctor, surgeon, insurance company or rehabilitation provider in relation to your management, but will only do so with your prior agreement. Consultations are generally available from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, by appointment.
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The majority of staff employees are full members of thee Australian Hand Therapy Association. This practice is staffed by extremely experienced hand therapists, both physiotherapists and occupational therapists, who have been concentrating on treating the hand and upper limb for many years. We also encourage referral from general practitioners and physiotherapists, and also welcome patient's attendance without referral. The findings of the current study suggest that dynamic splinting of complex lacerations of the extensor tendons in zones V-VII provides improved functional outcomes at 4 and 12 weeks and 6 months when compared with static splinting.
We work closely with consultant hand surgeons, including Drs Mark Hile and Anna Watson, who consult from Peninsula Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. Also, a better functional level was found in the dynamic splinting group at 6 months (p 0.001). We provide hand therapy for people with disorders of the hand and upper limb, including the provision of splints, casts and assistive devices.
Northern Beaches Hand Therapy is a private hand therapy practice, located within Peninsula Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine on the Northern Beaches.
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