Hand Therapy Week 2026
About HTW
Dates
Monday 1 – Sunday 7 June 2026
Theme
Sporting injuries
Aims
- To increase knowledge of the expertise of Hand Therapists in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of workplace injuries.
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To direct patients to their local Hand Therapist to treat upper limb injuries.
Key messages
- A Hand Therapist is a qualified physiotherapist or occupational therapist with expertise in assessing, diagnosing, and treating upper limb injuries, including fingers, hands, wrists, elbows, and shoulders.
- Consult with an expert – a hand therapy practitioner is a physiotherapist or occupational therapist with expertise in the finger, hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder.
- Patients can find a hand therapy practitioner in our Directory - Find an Accredited Hand Therapist
Competition 1
WIN: Membership subscription for one year.
Eligibility Open to AHTA members.
Entry requirements
To be eligible, you must:
- Post about the campaign, using the supplied ‘tile’ on socials or repost an AHTA post.
- Post two posters from the AHTA website on the walls of your workplace.
- Email the AHTA with evidence to demonstrate that you have met the entry requirements via Contact us >.
between Monday 1 and Sunday 7 June 2026.
Winner selection
The AHTA Chief Executive Officer will randomly select a winner, witnessed by an AHTA Director, during the week commencing Monday, 8 June 2026.
Notification
The winner will be notified via email.
Privacy policy
Participant data will not be stored.
Competition 2
WIN: $500.
Eligibility Open to hand therapy patients.
Entry requirements
To be eligible to win, comment on an AHTA's social post or a post from your favourite hand therapy clinic between 1 and 7 June 2026.
Judging criteria
Random selection of someone who has met the eligibility and entry requirements.
Winner selection
The AHTA Chief Executive Officer will randomly select a winner, witnessed by an AHTA Director on Monday, 8 June 2026.
Notification
The winner will be notified in the week commencing Monday 8 June 2026.
Privacy policy
Participant data will not be stored.
Media and logo
Media Release > Most journalists will ask for a case study. If you would like assistance in writing a case study for media purposes, please contact the CEO or office via Contact us >
You may download the Hand Therapy Week logo.
Socials
For your convenience, you can download the following tiles to use in your social media posts or create your own.
Monday 1 June >
Tuesday 2 June >
Wednesday 3 June >
Thursday 4 June >
Friday 5 June >
Saturday 6 June >
Sunday 7 June >
Additional option >
Posters
For your convenience, you can download the following posters or create your own.
Poster A4 V1 >
Poster 16x20 in V1 >
Poster 16x20 in V2 >