What We Treat

Elbow, wrist, and hand pain treatment in Vancouver.

The ache that flares every time you grip, type, or lift. The pain that decides whether today gets anything done. It’s fixable, and it starts with a cause-first evaluation, not a guess.

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Sound Familiar?

Does this sound like you?

  • A deep ache that flares the second you grip a bag of groceries
  • Pain that builds through the workday, one keystroke at a time
  • Lifting the coffee pot with both hands so you don’t drop it
  • That sharp catch in your wrist every time you push up from a chair
  • Elbow and forearm burning after an afternoon of yard work
  • Skipping the gym because pressing or pulling just isn’t worth it

Two or more sound familiar? Keep reading.

Why It Happens

Pain is a symptom. Something causes it.

Your arm doesn’t hurt for no reason. And it’s almost never just one thing. It’s usually some mix of culprits: an irritated tendon that never fully settled, a joint that got stiff and stopped sharing the load, muscles that quietly weakened after an old injury, and daily habits, how you grip, type, and lift, that keep reloading the same spot before it heals.

None of that shows up on a quick glance. It takes a real, cause-first evaluation to sort out which one is actually driving your pain. That’s why rest, ice, or a generic stretch sheet so often falls short: they treat the symptom, not the source. Find the real cause, and the fix gets obvious.

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The Honest Truth

Waiting on an arm doesn’t make it wait on you.

If you keep waiting

  • Your other arm starts picking up the slack, and starts hurting too
  • Flare-ups stop being an occasional thing and start being a daily one
  • You use the arm less to dodge the pain, which weakens the exact muscles meant to protect it

If you start this week

  • You know the actual cause by the end of visit one
  • Hands-on relief starts before you leave the building
  • You get a plan with an endpoint: a real one, not an open tab of visits

Nobody regrets starting too early. Every week, someone in our clinic says they regret waiting.

How We Fix It

The same four phases. Built for your arm.

Every plan has an endpoint. Here’s what the four phases look like for an aching arm, wrist, or hand.

Weeks 1–2

Pain

Calm the pain down.

Hands-on care takes the edge off the irritated tissue and inflammation, starting your very first visit.

Weeks 2–6

Prime

Get your motion back.

Targeted mobility work restores motion in the stiff joints that have been quietly guarding the injury.

Weeks 6–10

Perform

Make it strong enough to trust.

A progressive loading plan rebuilds the grip and arm strength the injury took from you.

Weeks 10+

Prevent

Return better than before.

Your gripping, typing, and lifting mechanics get tested under real load before you’re cleared to go all-in: that’s the endpoint, not just another appointment.

Absolutely loved working with Andy, the hand specialist here. I injured my wrist and was worried that I would need surgery. After reviewing my MRI, he put together a clear plan that completely helped my wrist. I’m now back to working out and even doing pushups again with no support! Really glad I found this clinic.

Shared by Tim S. · Wrist injury

Week 1: injured wrist, worried surgery was the only option left

Week 8: back to working out and pushups with no support

Wrist injury 8 weeks

Related Conditions

Pain rarely stays in one place.

Compensation patterns often show up nearby. Here’s what else we treat.

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Numbness, tingling, and a grip that fades right when you need it.

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Tendinitis

Reaching overhead or gripping flares a tendon that will not calm down.

Learn More 3

Nerve Pain

Burning, tingling, or numbness down your arm that no one has explained.

Learn More

Questions, Answered

What people ask before booking for arm and hand pain.

No. You can book directly, no referral needed. Plenty of elbow, wrist, and hand pain improves without imaging, and an MRI rarely changes the first steps of care. If you already have a scan, we will review it. We start with a cause-first evaluation to find what is actually driving your pain, and if imaging ever becomes genuinely necessary, we will help you get it.

Often it is not. Many people come in braced for surgery and get better with hand therapy instead. The sooner you start the better, but it is rarely too late to try a conservative plan first. We work one-on-one with a Certified Hand Therapist, every visit, to find the cause and build a clear plan around it.

Most people feel meaningful change within a few visits. A full plan runs through all four phases, Pain, Prime, Perform, and Prevent, typically over 8 to 10 weeks, depending on how long you've been dealing with it. Either way, you get a plan with an endpoint: you'll always know which phase you're in and what's left, not an open-ended string of appointments.

Book Your Visit

Ready when you are.

Request a time and a real person calls you back, usually within two business hours. No phone tree. No ‘someone will reach out.’ Just a plan.

  • Hours Mon - Fri: 8am - 5pm
  • (360) 309-0176 Prefer to talk now? Call us.
  • Same-week appointments available

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