Treatment Modalities

On completion of this course you should be able to:

Investigate and critically evaluate a variety of treatment modalities used in hand therapy.
Justify the choice of treatment modalities in individual patients and evaluate how the application of a modality may change in response to biopsychosocial factors.
Critically evaluate the benefits and limitations of the treatment modalities used in hand therapy.
Critically reflect on their own current professional practice.

Occupational therapists and physiotherapists

An undergraduate degree (at least 2:2) or a diploma in occupational therapy or physiotherapy, or an equivalent qualification;
An English Language GCSE grade C or equivalent;
You’ll also need to currently work in the clinical field of hand therapy.