Hand 2 Hand Therapy

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Hand 2 Hand Therapy Hand 2 Hand Therapy is an out patient Occupational Therapy clinic specializing in treatment of elbow, wrist, and hand injuries.
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With 28 years experience we focus on treating your specific needs.

10/20/2026

When our office flooded and dealing with water damage turned our work week upside down, I was reminded of a core principle in Occupational Therapy: how we cope when everything goes wrong matters. 🌊🛑

Disruptions like property damage, temporary relocation, and lost routines can completely overload our nervous system. While traditional coping advice says "just breathe," OTs look at practical ways to regulate and rebuild when life feels chaotic.

Here is how Occupational Therapy principles apply when navigating high-stress disruptions—like an unexpected injury or illness :
🧠 Sensory & Nervous System Regulation: Unplanned noise, mess, and unpredictable environments cause sensory overload. OTs help identify rapid grounding strategies (deep pressure, rhythmic movement, quiet zones) to bring down acute stress responses.
📋 Routine Reconstruction: unexpected accidents or illness even planned surgery can wipe out normal daily schedules. OTs excel at breaking tasks down into manageable steps, creating temporary micro-routines, and prioritizing essential daily activities without burning out.
🎨 Meaningful Activity as Re-anchoring: Engaging in grounding, hands-on tasks—even simple ones like organizing what’s safe or stepping away for a purposeful break—helps restore a sense of agency and cognitive control.
⚙️ Environmental Adaptation: When your primary workspace is compromised, OTs analyze temporary environments to reduce physical and sensory barriers, making temporary setups functional and tolerable.
Crisis tests our coping mechanisms, but building practical, adaptive tools is what gets us through to the other side. 🛠️❤️
💬 Drop a comment below: When unexpected life events hijack your space or routine, what's one thing that keeps you grounded?
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Thank you to my amazing staff and clients that helped today run as smooth as it could with everything going on in the of...
10/16/2026

Thank you to my amazing staff and clients that helped today run as smooth as it could with everything going on in the office❤️

And to all of you that reached out to see if I’m OK , your support means the world to me!

10/16/2026

Doing our best to get through a debacle

Good morning (well hopefully because it was horrible night)Our office had a water leak yesterday resulting in the need f...
10/16/2026

Good morning (well hopefully because it was horrible night)

Our office had a water leak yesterday resulting in the need for remediation. Servpro had to remove the floor and set up dehumidifiers.

We will be operating out of the back room to allow them space to work in the front office /waiting room.

Please access the office through the back door which says “PRIVATE”

Things are going to rough over the next few weeks but we will do our best not to disrupt business 😊

Call the office with any concerns 570-455-0937

10/15/2026

Feeling that familiar tingling, numbness, or "zip" along your pinky and ring finger? That could be neural tension on your ulnar nerve (often nicknamed the funny bone nerve).
When we slouch or drop into a classic "tech neck" posture, the ulnar nerve gets compressed and stretched right at the neck, shoulder, and elbow. Here are 3 quick posture tweaks to give that nerve some breathing room:
💪🏻Un-bend those elbows: Sitting with your elbows bent past 90 degrees (like holding a phone or resting on an armrest) puts maximum tension on the ulnar nerve. Keep your elbows slightly open and relaxed.
💪🏻The "Invisible Thread" pull: Imagine a string attached to the crown of your head pulling you up tall. Gently tuck your chin—this opens up the cervical spine where the ulnar nerve originates.
💪🏻Drop the shoulders: Scapular elevation (hunching up to your ears) traps the nerve near your collarbone. Draw your shoulder blades down and gently back, as if tucking them into your back pants pockets.

💪🏻Why Nerve Glides Are Used• Restore Mobility: Nerves need to slide smoothly through tunnels of muscle, bone, and connec...
10/15/2026

💪🏻Why Nerve Glides Are Used

• Restore Mobility: Nerves need to slide smoothly through tunnels of muscle, bone, and connective tissue as you move.
• Relieve Pressure: Gentle back-and-forth joint movements reduce tension and ease symptoms like pins-and-needles, numbness, or sharp tingling.
• Increase Circulation: Controlled motion brings fresh blood and oxygen to irritated neural pathways to help calm pain signals.

😴Why Morning Numbness HappensWhen you wake up with numbness or a "pins and needles" sensation in your ring finger and pi...
10/13/2026

😴Why Morning Numbness Happens

When you wake up with numbness or a "pins and needles" sensation in your ring finger and pinky finger, the most common culprit is compression or stretching of the ulnar nerve—often referred to as Cubital Tunnel Syndrome.

💤During sleep, certain unconscious habits put prolonged physical stress on this nerve:
💤Bending the Elbows (Flexion): Sleeping with your elbows bent sharply (like curled up under a pillow or against your chest) stretches the ulnar nerve tightly over the bony inner bump of your elbow (the medial epicondyle). This restricts localized blood flow and creates nerve ischemia, causing the hand to "fall asleep".
💤Direct Pressure: Resting your head on your arm or pressing your elbows against a firm mattress direct-compresses the nerve at the inner elbow.
Wrist Bending: Flexing or twisting the wrists inward can also irritate the ulnar nerve as it passes through Guyon's canal near the hand.
Is this you ?

Even on the weekend I’m a therapist 🙌🏻Fixing my daughter and love hearing her say,.”it’s crazy how the tape helps immedi...
10/11/2026

Even on the weekend
I’m a therapist 🙌🏻
Fixing my daughter and love hearing her say,.”it’s crazy how the tape helps immediately”

Having ulnar nerve compression (cubital tunnel syndrome) ranges from a mild, annoying tickle to severe weakness and hand...
10/10/2026

Having ulnar nerve compression (cubital tunnel syndrome) ranges from a mild, annoying tickle to severe weakness and hand clumsiness. Because the ulnar nerve supplies feeling to the outer half of your hand, symptoms strictly target your pinky finger and the outer half of your ring finger.

If you experience this, try to avoid the following👇🏻

Do you ever catch yourself doing this? And think why does my arm hurt ?Resting your head on your hand while leaning on y...
10/08/2026

Do you ever catch yourself doing this? And think why does my arm hurt ?

Resting your head on your hand while leaning on your elbow creates a double-whammy of pressure and traction on the ulnar nerve (the nerve responsible for sensation in your ring and pinky fingers, commonly known as the "funny bone" nerve).
Here is what happens inside your arm when you sit in this position:

💪🏻Direct Compression at the Cubital Tunnel
The ulnar nerve passes through a narrow bony groove on the inside of your elbow called the cubital tunnel. Because this area has very little protective muscle or fat, leaning your elbow directly against a desk or hard surface pinches the nerve straight against the bone, temporarily restricting its blood flow and neural signaling.
💪🏻Traction and Stretching from Prolonged Flexion
When your elbow is fully bent (flexed past 90 degrees to support your head):
Stretching: The ulnar nerve has to travel a longer pathway around the bony bump of the elbow (the medial epicondyle). Bending the joint pulls the nerve taut like a guitar string, putting it under mechanical tension.
Narrowing: The tissue roof over the cubital tunnel stretches tight during elbow flexion, significantly decreasing the space inside the tunnel and increasing internal pressure on the nerve.
💪🏻Torsion from Forearm Rotation
To rest your cheek or temple on your hand, your forearm is typically rotated inward (pronated). This rotational torque further twists the tissues surrounding the nerve path, adding extra tension along the inner forearm and elbow.
What You Might Feel
⚡️Numbness or tingling in your pinky and half of your ring finger.
⚡️A dull ache along the inside of your elbow or forearm.
⚡️Weakness or clumsiness in your grip if held in this position repeatedly over long periods (cubital tunnel syndrome).

Nothing funny about nerve compression.

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668 North Church Street Suite 10
Hazleton, PA
18201

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Monday 9:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 5pm
Friday 9:30am - 5pm

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