Lynn Hartman
Physical Therapist, CHT
- Physical Therapist · OK Lic. 000000
Owns Splint and makes most of our custom splints. Sees many of the people sent after tendon repair and nerve surgery.
Hand and upper-extremity therapy in Ponca City
Hand therapy that follows your surgeon's plan
Splint is three physical therapists who treat hands, wrists and elbows. We read your surgeon's orders, examine you slowly, make the splint you need and write back to the office that sent you.
From your surgeon's office
Referral to first visit, in four steps
Most people who come to us were sent by a hand or orthopedic surgeon. This is what happens between the referral and your first visit.
The referral arrives
Your surgeon's office sends it by secure form or fax, with your written protocol if there is one. You carry no paper.
We call you
The front desk phones you to find a time, and checks your plan before you come in.
We follow the orders
Your therapist works from your surgeon's protocol as written, including precautions and limits on motion. If your exam does not fit it, we call the office before changing anything.
Your surgeon hears back
A written note after your first visit, whenever the plan changes and when you finish.
Hand therapy letters
What a certified hand therapist is
A certified hand therapist, written CHT, is a licensed therapist who has passed the examination of the Hand Therapy Certification Commission. The Commission is an independent body, and it awards the letters. They are not a state license, and not every therapist who treats hands holds them.
At least three years as a licensed therapist
At least 4,000 hours of direct hand therapy practice
A written examination, and renewal every five years
Splinting
How a splint goes, step by step
A splint holds a hand still, or lets it move only where it should. This is how ours are made and fitted.
We look and listen
Your therapist reads your surgeon's note, asks what your hands do on a normal day and examines the hand, wrist and arm.
We choose the splint
Some people need a custom splint formed to the hand, others a ready-made one that we adjust. We explain which you need, and what the splint is meant to hold still or let move.
We make and fit it
The material is warmed and shaped over your hand, then checked edge by edge, strap by strap, for pressure and for room to move.
We teach you to wear it
When it goes on, when it comes off, how to keep it and your skin clean, and which changes to call us about the same day.
We recheck and change it
At each visit we check the fit, the skin and the movement, and adjust. When the splint has done its work we say so, and we tell your surgeon.
The people who treat your hand
Each name carries its Oklahoma license. The letters after our names, and who awards them, are on the team page.
Darrell Pickett
Physical Therapist, CHT
- Physical Therapist · OK Lic. 000000
Works with the wrist, the elbow and the arm after a fracture or joint surgery, and with people returning to physical work.
Nare Tashjian
Physical Therapist
- Physical Therapist · OK Lic. 000000
Treats stiff, swollen and numb hands, and fits the splints people wear at night and at work.
What we treat
Four kinds of hand care
Each page says who the care is for, what a visit looks like and when to see a doctor first.
Custom and ready-made splints, fitted and checked at every visit.
Therapy that follows your surgeon's protocol after tendon, nerve, joint and fracture surgery.
Numbness, tingling and weakness in the hand, from the neck to the fingertips.
Stiffness, overuse and healed injuries in the arm below the shoulder.
Questions people ask first
Do I need a referral?
After an operation we work from your surgeon's written orders. For a problem that did not need surgery, your plan decides whether it asks for a referral, and the front desk checks before your first visit.
Does my plan cover this, and do you take Medicare?
We bill many kinds of plans, including most PPO plans, Medicare Part B, Medicaid, workers' compensation and auto injury coverage. Your plan decides what it pays. We check your benefits before your first visit.
Who treats me, and how long is a visit?
A physical therapist examines you and treats you at every visit. The first visit is about an hour. Later visits are shorter.
How long will I wear a splint?
Your surgeon's orders and your therapist decide. We tell you when to wear it and when to take it off, and we do not change those orders without calling the office.
What do I bring to a first visit?
Your plan card, your surgeon's orders or protocol, any imaging reports and the splint or sling you wear now.
Book a first visit
Choose a time on our scheduling page. Prefer to talk first? Call us, or send a message.
Phone(918) 555-0106
Hours
- Monday – ThursdayToday
- 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
- FridayToday
- 7:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Saturday – SundayToday
- Closed