Storm O’Neill: Advanced Hand Therapist
You can find Storm at our St Johns Wood Hand Therapy Clinic
I help people to get back to the activities they need to do, and the activities they want to do, by providing a person-centered rehabilitation programme for conditions affecting the hand and wrist.
Summary:
Storm is an occupational therapist who has worked in various healthcare settings in South Africa and the UK. She believes that education, a patient centered approach and a strong therapeutic relationship with her patients are important to facilitate the best possible clinical and functional outcomes.
Specialisation:
Storm specialises in the assessment and treatment of conditions affecting the hand and wrist. She provides a high-quality, patient-centered service, using evidence-based practice to plan and implement an individualised treatment programme for patients of all ages with various acute and chronic hand and wrist conditions.
Other Experience:
Storm has experience in treating a variety of traumatic hand and wrist injuries; including fractures, dislocations, tendon injuries and repairs, peripheral nerve injuries and repairs and soft tissue injuries and repairs, amputations; elective hand surgeries; including nerve and soft tissue releases and skin graft, as well as managing chronic conditions of the hand. Storm has experience with the post operative rehabilitation of traumatic and elective conditions. Storm is a member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT). Storm has completed post graduate courses in the treatment and management of hand conditions and acupuncture.
Education:
Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy 2018 (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa)
Interests/Other:
Art and crafts, theatre, LEGO, travel, stand up paddleboarding