The Hand Therapist

04/05/2026

With much gratitude to my dear colleague 🙏 Listen in to my conversation with Dubai Hand Therapist, Blair Agero 🖐 "More Than Just A Hand" is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and other platforms 🎤🔊

04/05/2026

Very rare 🤓…have a couple spare. DM me ✉️

27/04/2026

How to Use Therapy Putty: Exercises, Resistance Levels and Technique

Therapy putty is one of the most versatile tools in Hand Therapy for rebuilding grip strength and hand dexterity. But which resistance level is right for you? And how often should you be using it?

Our patient guide covers the six standard resistance grades, common exercises and when to progress. Whether you have been prescribed therapy putty after surgery or are using it as part of an ongoing programme, this guide will help you get the most from your exercises.

Read the full guide:

Therapy putty rebuilds hand strength and dexterity after injury or surgery. A patient guide to exercises, resistance levels and technique from Ms Razo CHT.

24/04/2026

20/04/2026

What is Hand Therapy and how is it different from Physiotherapy?

What is Hand Therapy and how does it differ from Physiotherapy? A patient guide covering OT, specialist assessment, cost, referrals and when to see a Hand Therapist.

17/04/2026

What started 5000 miles away…a client flew in to Belfast to see our Michelle, Belfast’s only Certified Hand Therapist 🛬🌴

Hand Therapy knows no borders!

12/04/2026

A different approach. In only 4 sessions played his first match in 8 months.

The GAA player has been out of play since August 2025 with a complex central slip injury. Despite having extensive treatment, at one point he was on the operating table - only for it to be abandoned due to persistent swelling and stiffness. He underwent more therapy, but with delayed progress.

He found his way to Ms Michelle Razo, a Certified Hand Therapist in Belfast. Travelling across the country for hands-on treatment. A different methodology followed and the results have been extraordinary.

We wish you all the best for the remainder of the season.

09/04/2026

Five years. Built by design. Not by luck.

Plastics. Orthopaedics. Neurology. Rheumatology. All under one roof.

Outcome driven. Clients first. No targets. No compromises.

The Hand Therapy landscape in the UK and Northern Ireland is changing. Look for the inspiration. Not the blueprint.

From complex trauma to sub-acute cases. The presentations others find the most difficult have become the hallmark.

There has never been a better time for Hand Therapy specialists to step forward, build something tailored to their own communities, reshape the profession and the standards it sets.

Many thanks to the Hand Therapists working in the private sector who have referred their complex cases. But more importantly…to every client, every healthcare colleague and everyone who believed by supporting the vision.

Here is to the next five years. We eagerly anticipate others around the UK and Northern Ireland creating their own vision. The demand is there. It is waiting to be met.

29/03/2026

No forearm rotation for 6 weeks as per post-op instructions. A fun suture removal keeping everything neutral. Do I still got it? 😆 Following up with scar massage using my secret sauce ✨

A special surgery for a special client

09/11/2025

Expressing my sincere appreciation to the Emirates Hand Surgery Society (), President and Founder Dr. Khalid Al Awadi (), Vice President Dr. Ehab Aldlyami (), Hand Therapy Symposium Chair Blair Agero () and Co-Chair Dr. Samira Cutts () for the kind invitation to speak at the 2025 International Hand and Wrist Surgery Congress in Dubai.

It was an outstanding conference that brought together leading experts from the region and around the world.

I look forward to returning to the UAE in the future and reconnecting with new friends from across the globe.

A special thanks as well to the fantastic team at for their exceptional support!

08/11/2025

🇦🇪 One night in Dubai 🇦🇪