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Six Best Tips for Swelling (Edema) Management

June 13, 2021 Andrew Tan, OTR/L, CHT, CKTP, CEAS 0 Comments contrast bath, edema, Kinesio Taping, swelling

Swelling (also called Edema in medical term) is a common symptom from injuries, infection or inflammation. Although it’s a part

Neuro-Rehab

Pain After Stroke

January 25, 2021January 27, 2021 Shih-Pin Hsu 0 Comments Pain, Stroke

⭐ What is pain? According to International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), pain is “An unpleasant sensory and emotional

Ortho-Rehab

The Mysterious Dupuytren’s Contracture

October 3, 2020December 5, 2020 Andrew Tan, OTR/L, CHT, CKTP, CEAS 0 Comments collagenase, Dupuytren's Contracture, Orthosis

Is your finger mysteriously getting tighter and developing contracture?

Neuro-Rehab

Rehabilitation for Pronator Syndrome

April 7, 2020April 9, 2020 Andrew Tan, OTR/L, CHT, CKTP, CEAS 0 Comments median nerve flossing, myofascial release, pronator syndrome, pronator teres syndrome, split keyboard, vertical mouse

In the previous article, we introduced differences between pronator syndrome and carpal tunnel syndrome. We also learned in recent studies,

Neuro-Rehab

Carpal Tunnel vs. Pronator Teres Syndrome

April 5, 2020April 8, 2020 Andrew Tan, OTR/L, CHT, CKTP, CEAS 0 Comments carpal tunnel syndrome, double crush syndrome, pronator teres syndrome, tinel's sign

“My hand is tingling and numb, am I having carpal tunnel syndrome ?! “ As carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is

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Rehabilitation for Scapholunate Injury (II)

August 9, 2019December 5, 2020 Andrew Tan, OTR/L, CHT, CKTP, CEAS 1 Comment dart throwing motion, isometric, scapholunate, scapholunate injury

From previous article, we shared basic information about scapholunate injury, as well as interventions including orthosis protection and kinestio taping application. Nevertheless,

Ortho-Rehab

Rehabilitation for Scapholunate Injury (I)

April 2, 2019August 12, 2019 Andrew Tan, OTR/L, CHT, CKTP, CEAS 0 Comments dart throwing motion, FOOSH, Kinesio Taping, scapholunate, scapholunate injury

⭐ What is Scapholunate Injury ? Scapholunate injury (or scapholunate dissociation, SLD) is one of the most common and significant

Home Therapy

Easy Home Modification for Fall Prevention

February 4, 2019 Andrew Tan, OTR/L, CHT, CKTP, CEAS 0 Comments Fall prevention, home modification

Falls are serious and costly. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3 million older people are treated in emergency departments for