The hand is the most important organ that enables people to take part in daily life and turns the information received from the brain into function. Our hands, which we use in almost every activity in our daily life, are in the first place among our organs that are exposed to trauma in our body. Our hands are exposed to many injuries such as tendon cuts, fractures, soft tissue losses, neurovascular problems, peripheral nerve problems and traumas. These injuries are frequently caused by occupational injuries, work accidents, traffic accidents, firearm injuries and domestic accidents. Even minor injuries to the hand can cause significant loss of function. It has been determined that individuals with hand injuries have problems in many functional performance areas related to daily living activities, work and productive activities, mobility and auxiliary daily living activities.

In our school's hand rehabilitation unit, there are treatment approaches related to upper extremity especially hand injuries. Hand therapy/hand rehabilitation is a science that enables the evaluation and treatment of disorders or injuries in the upper extremity (shoulder, arm, elbow, forearm, wrist and hand). Teaching the edema control after an acute injury or surgery, applying appropriate strategies to reduce pain, approaches to maintain normal joint range of motion at the pain limit, and educating patients about the disease, the disease/injury process and recovery stages are the first duties of hand therapists. In order to return to the activity as quickly as possible, activity analysis should be performed, necessary modifications and appropriate auxiliary tools should be suggested and training should be given on its use. In the treatment process, hand therapists use approaches to scar tissue management, increasing normal range of motion, strength and grip skills, and independence in daily living activities. In addition, deciding on the appropriate splint, modifying the splint, and providing training on splint use are among the duties of hand therapists. In addition, hand therapists should guide patients about the process of returning to work after injury. It should be noted that patients with hand injuries should be considered within the framework of the biopsychosocial model.

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