The Hand Therapy Group

07/09/2026

Happy World Physiotherapy Day!

Did you know that your friendly hand therapist can be either a Physiotherapist or an Occupational Therapist? We then go on to complete Post-Graduate training in hand therapy.

24/08/2026

Back in 1964, Aseta Redican became the first Pacific person to qualify as a physiotherapist in Aotearoa, graduating from Otago's School of Physiotherapy.

On Saturday, she received an Honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Otago, recognising her pioneering contributions to Pacific health across Samoa and Aotearoa New Zealand.

⬇ Full story below.

20/08/2026

08/08/2026

Don’t be like Billy.

If you cannot make your appointment, please cancel as soon as possible. We get life happens, your kids get sick, the car breaks down - we aren’t unreasonable people.

But please give us as much notice as possible so someone else can take that appointment spot.

Winter season = busy hand therapists!

26/07/2026

Rice buckets and texture boards aren’t just sensory toys. They’re real tools we use to help train a hypersensitive hand after injury or surgery. Here’s a peek at desensitisation in action.

01/07/2026

Lovely catch up with the growing THTG crew (minus a few 😘) last week.

02/06/2026

Clinic 8 = Ellerslie

📍 Inside Active +, 180 Main Highway, Ellerslie.

Corner of Main Highway and Amy Street, opposite the BP.

10/05/2026

To the māmās who lead at work and at home. Thank you for all you do, we appreciate you!

Happy Mother’s Day to you 💕

25/03/2026

One of our patients showed us these pics of his splint living its best life around Singapore, Macau & Hong Kong over the past 3 weeks 🌏 Don’t worry — this is peak splint weaning phase behaviour (When you’ve done the hard work and the splint only comes along for the ride).

19/03/2026

The 90s were a vibe