Hand and Arm Rehabilitation
Neurological conditions can significantly affect how your arm and hand move and feel. Muscle weakness, loss of sensation, reduced coordination, spasticity, and pain can all interfere with daily life — from getting dressed to eating or writing.
At Heads Up, we provide targeted upper limb rehabilitation to help restore function, reduce pain, and promote independence. Our approach is tailored to your specific needs and based on the latest evidence around recovery and neuroplasticity.
Depending on your condition and goals, our therapy can help you:
- Increase strength and endurance in your arm and hand
- Improve coordination, including fine motor skills
- Reduce pain and improve joint alignment
- Manage muscle tightness and involuntary movements
- Restore range of motion
- Improve sensory awareness and touch perception
- Regain the ability to complete daily tasks
Our hand and arm rehabilitation program includes a wide range of therapies, such
as:
- Hands-on techniques to mobilise joints and lengthen muscles
- Postural training to support arm movement through better trunk control
- Assisted and resisted exercises to build strength
- Sensory retraining using different textures, shapes, and temperatures
- Functional task training — like reaching, grasping, or lifting objects to improve fine motor control
- Spasticity management with stretching, splinting, taping, and medical advice (e.g. medication or Botox)
- Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) to stimulate muscle activity using gentle electrical impulses
- Personalised home exercise programmes that evolve as you progres
We understand that the recovery of your hand and arm doesn’t happen in isolation.
Your upper limb therapy is integrated into your whole rehabilitation program to also
enhance:
- Balance and stability
- Functional ability across different settings
- Confidence and independence in daily life