Xpert Handtherapie Nijmegen

About Xpert Handtherapie Nijmegen

Xpert Handtherapie is a specialised hand therapy practice with locations across the Netherlands, including the Nijmegen region. The therapists treat problems affecting the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder.

Care offered

Physiotherapists and occupational therapists focus on the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder. The care process includes an initial consultation, treatment and aftercare.

• Hand therapy
• Exercise therapy for hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder problems
• Treatment for wear at the base of the thumb
• Splint therapy
• Exercise therapy
• Advice on using the thumb

Conditions and treatments

• Wear at the base of the thumb
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Trigger finger or trigger thumb
• De Quervain’s tenosynovitis
• Tennis elbow
• Broken wrist
• Broken hand or finger
• Frozen shoulder
• Dupuytren’s disease
• Kienböck’s disease
• Rheumatism
• Nerve injury

Approach

Treatment for wear at the base of the thumb may include splint therapy, exercises and advice. After surgery, support may continue for several months, with the splint gradually phased out.

Appointments and reimbursement

A referral from a GP is not required. A free online advice consultation is available; physiotherapy is reimbursed through supplementary insurance and occupational therapy through basic insurance.