Hands Up Occupational Therapy

About Hands Up Occupational Therapy

Hands Up Occupational Therapy (HUOT) is an occupational hand therapy practice located in Union Square in New York City at 32 Union Square East, Suite 216, New York, NY 10003. HUOT emphasizes personalized, one-on-one care and builds individualized therapy plans based on each patient’s goals and day-to-day needs, with an aim to restore function, reduce pain, and support quality of life. The practice describes a supportive environment where progress is monitored closely and plans are adjusted as needed. HUOT also notes collaboration with hand surgeons in the city as part of its care coordination.

HUOT’s services include manual therapy (such as soft tissue mobilization, trans-friction massage, joint mobilization, manual stretching, and scar management), therapeutic exercise (including progressive resistive exercise, range of motion exercise, fine motor coordination, and desensitization activities), and splinting with same-day custom orthotics for stabilization, immobilization, protection, and exercise. The clinic also offers modalities such as ultrasound, paraffin wax, electro-modalities, and heat or cold therapy, as well as ergonomics support like workstation assessments, desk setup recommendations, postural assessments, workplace modifications, and postural education. Virtual sessions are available for virtual assessments, virtual consultations, and progression of home exercise. HUOT lists conditions it treats across the hand and upper extremity, including wrist sprain or strain, TFCC injuries, UCL tears (Skier’s Thumb), joint dislocations, tendon and nerve lacerations, pre and post surgical repair, carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome, arthritis (including osteoarthritis, CMC joint arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and psoriatic arthritis), fractures (including distal radius and other upper limb fractures), tendonitis conditions (including De Quervain’s tenosynovitis, trigger finger, and epicondylitis), repetitive strain injuries, Dupuytren’s contracture release, ganglion cysts, and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. The team includes occupational therapists and hand therapy clinicians such as Pepie Lapsatis M.S. OT, CHT; Kelsey Osburn M.S. OTRL; Courtney Coyle McManus MS, OT, CHT, CEAS, COEE; Kirsten Rodek MS/OT; Christian Bantigue OTA; Saumya Sharan M.S. OTRL; and Allison Landy M.S. OTRL.

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