Hand Therapy
Services
Specialist Hand Therapy across a range of settings and formats: From in-clinic consultations to virtual appointments, home visits and medico-legal reports.
Consultations
A thorough initial examination to assess your condition, establish a clear diagnosis if required and prescribe a personalised treatment plan. Ms Razo takes time to understand your history, condition and goals before delivering the most appropriate course of care and treatment. Rehabilitation can included manual therapy, splinting, therapeutic activities and exercises.
- Comprehensive upper limb assessment
- Clinical diagnosis and treatment planning
- Initial 60-minute appointment
- Follow-up sessions of 45 minutes
- Self-referrals and private medical insurance accepted
Virtual Hand Therapy
High-quality Hand Therapy delivered remotely via secure video call. Tele-rehabilitation allows patients across Northern Ireland and beyond to access specialist care without the need to travel or compromising on the quality of assessment and treatment.
- Secure video consultation platform
- 60-minute initial virtual appointment
- Suitable for assessment, review and exercise programmes
- Home programme and self-management guidance
- Ideal for patients with mobility or travel constraints
Home Hand Therapy
For patients who are unable to attend the clinic in-person, Ms Razo can arrange home visits to provide specialist Hand Therapy assessment and treatment in the comfort of your own home. Home therapy is available for patients across the Belfast and North Down area, by arrangement.
- In-home assessment and treatment
- Available across Belfast and North Down
- Suitable for post-operative and complex cases
- Splinting and therapy programmes delivered at home
- By arrangement: Contact the clinic to discuss
Medico-Legal & Expert Witness
Ms Razo provides independent medico-legal reports and expert witness services for solicitors, insurers and the courts. Reports cover assessment, functional capacity and prognosis of hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder conditions. They are prepared to the standards required for claims and legal proceedings.
- Independent examination and reporting
- Expert witness reports for personal injury and clinical negligence
- Functional capacity and prognosis assessments
- Reports prepared to Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) standards
- Available for instruction by solicitors and insurers
Case Management Support
Ms Razo works collaboratively with case managers, insurers and multidisciplinary teams to provide specialist Hand Therapy input as part of a coordinated rehabilitation programme. Reports, progress updates and outcome measures can be provided to support case management.
- Liaison with case managers and insurers
- Progress reports and outcome measure documentation
- Multidisciplinary team working
- Rehabilitation goal-setting and milestone tracking
- Suitable for personal injury and complex rehabilitation cases
Surgery Aftercare
Surgery is only the first step. What happens in the weeks and months that follow determines how much movement, strength and function you recover. Ms Razo provides specialist post-operative rehabilitation following hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder surgery — working within the parameters set by your surgeon to restore movement, manage scar tissue and rebuild strength.
- Post-operative rehabilitation for hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder
- Custom splinting to protect healing structures
- Scar management from the point of wound closure
- Structured reconditioning to rebuild strength and function
- Self-referrals and surgeon referrals both accepted
Imaging Referrals
Where further imaging is required to confirm a diagnosis, Ms Razo can arrange referrals to private scan centres. X-ray, CT, MRI and ultrasound appointments are often available within 24 to 48 hours allowing the diagnostic process to proceed without delay.
- Referrals to private imaging centres across Northern Ireland
- X-ray, CT, MRI and ultrasound available
- Appointments often within 24–48 hours
- Results reviewed and discussed with the patient
- Integrated into the overall treatment plan
What happens at
your appointment?
Every service is underpinned by a comprehensive range of evidence-based clinical treatments — from custom splinting, manual therapy to bespoke rehabilitation and specialist wound care.
View treatment techniquesCannot attend
in-person?
Ms Razo provides specialist virtual Hand Therapy via secure video, available to patients across Northern Ireland, the UK and internationally. A significant proportion of assessment and treatment can be delivered effectively online.
Learn about virtual therapyNot sure which
service you need?
Contact the clinic and Ms Razo's team will be happy to advise on the most appropriate appointment type for your condition.