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Gurleen Sandhu

One everyday task

Hand therapy, and a plan for getting back to work

A short note every other Friday on one task from a working day, how I break it down, and the weeks I have room.

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9 years with adults' hands · 24 videos · 1,200 on the letter

Videos

  • Phone on a tripod filming a table of pegs and putty
    Phone on a tripod filming a table of pegs and putty

    • 8 video lessons · At your own pace

    Everyday hands at work

    Eight short video lessons that go through the tasks of a working day one at a time, filmed at the worktable in my practice.

    • 01How I break down a task9 min
    • 02Gripping and holding12 min
    • 03Typing and using a mouse11 min
    • 04Lifting and carrying13 min
    • 05Tools and handles12 min
    • 06Putting a day together10 min
    CA$79Start the course: Everyday hands at work
Adult hands flattening putty on a wooden board

Back to work

One task at a time

When someone comes back to work after a hand injury, we list the tasks of their day and take them one at a time: typing, lifting, gripping a tool. I film the same steps for the videos, so you can see how a session goes before you ask for one.

She went through my whole working day, one task at a time.
Marcus, a joiner in Langley
Gurleen beside a treatment table in her hand-therapy practice

About

Hello, I'm Gurleen

I'm an occupational therapist, and for the last nine years I have worked mostly with adults on their hands. My practice is in Surrey, British Columbia, a bright room with a long worktable, a wall of wooden pegs and a window onto the mountains.

Most of the people I see are in the middle of a working life and want to know how to get back to its tasks. We go through them one at a time, with putty, pegs and the ordinary objects of the job. The videos show what that looks like, so you know what a session is before you ask for one.