3 out of 4 orthopedic surgeons choose Hands-On-Care for themselves and their loved ones for their Upper Extremity Therapy needs because of our expertise and high quality care.

Hands-On-Care specializes in shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand therapy. We provide specialized upper extremity therapy at our two clinics in San Jose. Our team is comprised of Certified Hand Therapists who have published and given talks locally, nationally and internationally on various topics related to the upper extremity treatment. We also provide educational material for companies to help educate their employees about ergonomics and management of other health conditions.

What We Treat

As specialists in Upper Extremity, we treat all injuries or diseases that affect the upper extremity. From sports injuries, musicians who suffer from repetitive injuries, pain and stiffness from arthritis, shoulder problems that arise after radical mastectomy, carpal tunnel during pregnancy or tendonitis in the thumb post pregnancy while caring for the young infant to occupational injuries that is so frequent in our fast paced society

Our Services

To treat all injuries of the upper extremity, we utilize state of the art treatment with a customized one on one approach with custom splints molded on each patient, latest modalities to calm the pain, decrease swelling or improve ROM, manage scar adhesion, taping, customized exercise plan etc.

Resources

In our resource page we have provided our patients with information on their injury and how therapy can help them get better faster. They can also review exercises by visiting this page.

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After seeing many therapists over the years for re-occurring tendonitis (that was so bad that I went to school and changed careers), I can’t believe the HUGE difference and effectiveness in Saba’s therapy techniques. She explained the “why’s” and “how’s” of her techniques and also of the old techniques I had been taught which were actually aggravating my condition. My condition improved so much faster than with the many other therapists, I’m so thankful for her help! I’d give her more than 5 stars because she’s better than “as good as it gets” rating…she’s the best!!!

Sheila S.

Looking back to the day that I fell…September 13, 2012, to where I am now…3 years later, it makes me become very emotional! Not in a bad way, but in a very good way, because I know that I owe the use of my dominant right hand, fingers, arm, elbow replacement, and shoulder not only to my very skilled surgeon, Dr. Edward Damore, but also to all of the therapists who feverishly worked hard to help me to regain the rotation and movement that I currently have today. (more…)