After surgery or injury
Support after tendon repair, injury, or a fracture.
Hand therapy in Great Falls
Hand therapy,
built around you.
Your recovery, your everyday tasks, and the things you love to do shape the plan.
Meet your therapist
Dr. Tom Stormer
PT, DPT · Hand and upper-extremity therapy
Dr. Tom has spent more than eight years working with local hand surgeons on post-operative recovery, and he fabricates custom splints and braces when the plan calls for support.
What brings you to us?
People come to us with
a range of concerns.
Here are some of the most common reasons.
Pain and stiffness
Care for hand conditions that make everyday tasks harder.
Everyday function
For the tasks and hobbies that matter to you.
One conversation.
A clear next step.
Tell our team what you are experiencing. We can help you decide where to begin.
Care with a practical purpose
A plan for the hands you rely on.
Tom works with teenagers, adults, and older adults, helping them address hand and upper-extremity concerns that affect everyday activities.
- Post-operative and injury rehabilitation
- Many hand-therapy patients are referred by a surgeon or hand doctor. Tom works with patients recovering after tendon repair and other hand or upper-extremity surgery. He also treats tendon injury and fractures of the finger, hand, wrist, or elbow, with care shaped around each patient’s needs and their physician’s plan.
- Custom splints and braces
- When your plan calls for support, Tom can fabricate custom splints and braces for your hand, for post-operative recovery or for a non-surgical condition.
- Wound-care support
- Tom provides wound care and teaches patients how to care for a wound with proper dressings. When needed, this can include wound cleaning and debridement. Stitch removal is only performed with physician approval.
- Movement, dexterity and daily tasks
- Care focuses on manual dexterity and using the hand and fingers for the activities that matter to you: computer and phone use, knitting, gardening, or painting. Education may include exercises, stretches, splint use, and adaptive tools.
Start with your own goals
Tell us what is getting harder.
Surgery is not the only reason to seek hand therapy. Your specific condition and practical needs guide the discussion.
- Your recovery
- Tell the team about your injury, surgery, referral, and any instructions from your surgeon or hand doctor.
- Your everyday activities
- Share the tasks you are finding difficult: typing, using a phone or tablet, handling small objects, or the hobbies you want to keep doing.
- Your support needs
- Discuss whether custom splints, braces, wound-care guidance, or help with fine-motor function may be relevant to your plan.
Before your visit
Questions, answered.
Do I have to have surgery to benefit from hand therapy?
No. Tom works with post-operative patients and with non-surgical concerns such as arthritis, trigger finger, tendinitis, contractures, severe stiffness, and difficulty using the hand or fingers.
Which parts of the arm can hand therapy address?
The concerns discussed here include the fingers, hand, wrist, and elbow. Tell the team about your specific injury or condition when requesting an appointment.
What age groups does Tom work with?
Tom works with teenagers and adults, including older adults. Younger children with hand concerns may be better served by a pediatric hand therapist.
Can Tom make a splint or brace for me?
Tom can fabricate custom splints and braces when they are appropriate to the plan of care, for both surgical and non-surgical patients.
Can Tom help with wound care or stitches after surgery?
Tom can provide wound-care support, including instruction on dressings and wound cleaning or debridement when needed. Removing stitches requires approval from your physician.
Do I need a referral from a hand surgeon?
Many patients come through a surgeon or hand doctor. Contact our team with your situation so they can discuss the next step and what information is needed for your visit.
Ready when you are
Make room for the things you love.
Talk with Great Falls PT about your recovery, hand function, and goals. We can help you determine whether hand therapy is the right next step.