What's News?... in February and March 2024

KEY VACANCY:

We have a vacancy for a Hand Therapist at our Noosaville location. As our Noosaville clinic continues to show encouraging growth, we now have a hand therapist position available with flexible days and hours. Either with an OT or Physio qualification.
You will work alongside experienced and passionate therapists with many referrals from an increasing number of orthopaedic hand and upper limb surgeons in the region, along with supportive GPs in the area.
In our new Noosaville clinic rooms, you will enjoy your own private clinicians' rooms, with the support of our experienced team of therapists, along with a Professional Development Programme currently in place.
Contact: Olga Alkin on info@handsareourlife.com.au or 07 5448 3268

Thumbs up to the local Zoo…

The Holiday break has seen many families visit the Baboons at the Big Pineapple Zoo. As we gaze at the amusement of their behavior, we watch them closely as they carefully groom one another with careful precision, and pick up rocks to crack open nuts.
The critical component of the grasping hand is due to the opposable thumb.
This being able to move freely and independently. The movement of opposition is a Range of Movement in which the thumb swings about its own axis and can face the lower surface of the tips of the fingers.
The opposable thumb is the basis of the 'precision' grip that, though present to some extent in all primates, is particularly highly developed in man.
Humans and baboons are unique in this respect. Apes, have shorter thumbs and long fingers, and therefore are less able in relation to delicate manual dexterity but are adept in the coarser elements of hand use, for example with climbing.

Splint of the month

This splint is called a Dynamic Extension splint. Made by Olga following a right Hand Extensor tendon repair surgery after a palm sawing incident. This splint is made to support the passive movement of the extensor tendon(s)

Next update from us in April…