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About Us
Why Choose Us
How We Can Help You
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Wave Hand Therapy is first and foremost occupational therapy. With 45+ years of combined experience, our clinicians' priority is to treat the patient, not the diagnosis. Our professional services address how your illness or injury affect your daily function.
See the Difference
How We Can Help You
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We take a global approach to each injury & provide a comprehensive, therapeutic treatment plan that is unique to each patient.
Your treatment will be with a certified hand therapist and not therapy aides.
We maximize the amount of time to truly listen to and be hands-on with our patients to better serve their individual needs.
How We Can Help You
How We Can Help You
How We Can Help You
Whether you suffer from post-surgical deficits, decreased mobility, stiffness, or pain, we are here for you. We give you hands-on treatment, administer modalities, and knowledge of the tools to reintroduce your upper extremity to your body.
HAND THERAPY
What is hand Therapy
Hand therapy is the art and science of evaluating and treating injuries and conditions of the upper extremity (shoulder, arm, elbow, forearm, wrist and hand). It uses a number of therapeutic interventions to help return a person to their highest level of function. It evolved from the need for a specialist with the knowledge and experience required to manage the challenging recovery of complex hand and upper extremity injuries.
What do we do
Hand therapists bridge the gap from medical management of upper extremity conditions to successful recovery, allowing individuals to function normally in their daily lives. Hand therapists provide non-operative interventions, preventative care and post-surgical rehabilitation for a wide variety of upper extremity disorders, from simple fingertip injuries to complex replanted extremities. Patients with chronic conditions, such as arthritis, or neurologic conditions, such as a stroke, can benefit from therapy through education on joint protection and energy conservation, and with recommendations for adaptive equipment or devices to improve function.
CERTIFIED HAND THERAPIST
A hand therapist may achieve advanced certification as a certified hand therapist (CHT). To obtain the CHT credential, a therapist must practice for a minimum of three years, accumulating at least 4,000 hours of treatment for hand and upper extremity disorders. Certified hand therapists must also pass a rigorous certification exam to demonstrate their competency in the practice.
CHTs specialize in treating hand and upper extremity conditions. They work closely with orthopaedic and general surgeons who also specialize in the hand to ensure maximal outcomes for patients.
Our Team
Sharon Soleimani MOT, OTR/L, CHT
In 2002, Sharon graduated from the University of Kansas with a B.S. in Occupational Therapy Studies. In 2004, she earned her Master of Occupational Therapy from the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Originally from the Midwest, Sharon began her Occupational Therapy career in Laguna Beach.
She brings almost 20 years of experience in neurology working closely alongside a neurologist, orthopedic hand surgeons, movement disorder specialist, and a physical medicine rehabilitation physician. Her experience in neurology allows her to consider a more global approach to injuries that affect the upper extremity quadrant.
At Wave Hand Therapy, Sharon utilizes her experience to help patients achieve their full potential.
Muchaneta Maduke, OTR/L, CHT
Muchie joined the Wave Hand Therapy team in 2023