Hand & Physical Therapy of Wyoming

Hand & Physical Therapy of Wyoming is a physical therapist practice in Sheridan, Wyoming. The Sheridan office provides occupational therapy, physical therapy, and hand therapy, along with dry needling, edema and scar management, taping, cupping, cold and heat treatments, ultrasound, cold laser treatment, manual therapy, and electrical stimulation, both medicated and unmedicated. The clinic also fabricates custom orthoses, splints, and durable medical equipment, and offers wound care, burn care, and treatment for migraines and headaches. Direct access means no referral is needed to see a physical therapist, and functional capacity evaluations and occupational testing are available. The practice holds a rating of 5.00 from the customers who have reviewed it.

Care at the Sheridan office begins with a plan of care customized to a specific diagnosis or condition. The team is trained to recognize and treat the cause of dysfunction rather than only its symptoms, with the goals of decreasing pain and preventing further dysfunction. Treatment draws on manual therapy and modalities including dry needling, edema management, scar management, taping, heat treatments, and laser, used in addition to or in place of drugs or surgery. Patient education covers injury prevention, conservative treatment techniques, pain management, and improving function in daily activities. The clinic also has experience in fabricating custom orthoses, splints, and foot orthotics.

The Sheridan office staff includes clinic director Brittney Barelman, MOTR/L, CHT, and founder and partner Anni Stafford, MOTR/L, CHT, along with Emmy Vetter, OTD, OTR/L, Jory Turk, PTA, and receptionist Tracy Larsen. Barelman holds a master's in occupational therapy from the University of North Dakota and is an ASHT Certified Hand Therapist, with continuing education in dry needling for orthopedic rehab and sport performance, kinesio taping, manual therapy, vestibular rehabilitation, and upper limb prosthetics training. The Sheridan office is open Monday through Thursday from 8:00AM to 6:00PM and Friday from 8:00AM to 12:00PM.

The office sits on Avon Street, about 0.1 miles from Coffeen Elementary School and 0.3 miles from Sheridan Memorial Hospital. Highland Avenue is 0.2 miles away, Sheridan Heights Reservoir and Holly Ponds are each about 0.4 miles away, and the Sheridan County Fairgrounds is roughly half a mile from the clinic.

A 5.00 rating reflects how patients in Sheridan regard the care they receive here, where hand therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy are delivered under one roof by a certified hand therapist and an experienced clinical team.