Pediatric Hand Therapy: Assessment and Treatment of Congenital Anomalies

Course overview

Due to genetic conditions or abnormal embryological development, infants may be born with congenital anomalies, and many will require therapy. The therapist may have limited experience with these unique diagnoses. This course will review aspects that might cause abnormal development and discuss the newest classification system used to describe the upper extremity congenital anomalies. Instructors will discuss five common congenital anomalies found in pediatric hand therapy and describe their symptoms and subtypes. Therapy intervention, common surgical intervention, and postoperative therapy will be reviewed for these congenital anomalies.