What is your goal for therapy? Function!

What is Certified Hand Therapy?

Did you know that it takes 10 years to become a Certified Hand Therapist?

The specialty is engineered to provide world class therapy care of hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder conditions.

Learn More about the CHT credential

function! means life.

If you're looking for quality care, welcome home! At function!, your experience and outcome matter most and you'll always work directly with your therapist, Noel Gonzalez, the only Certified Hand Therapist in private practice in Las Cruces.

About Noel Gonzalez, MOTR, CHT

Orthopedic Occupational Therapy

We treat anything surgical and non-surgical from hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder, workers compensation, sports injuries, arthritis, tendinitis and so much more.

If you have a referral to therapy, come see us! If you had a surgery but did not get referred to therapy, request us today.

What is Occupational Therapy?

Due to COVID-19, all patients are REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK

Patients will be asked the following questions at arrival. If you can answer yes to any of these, please call to reschedule your appointment. Do not come to the office. 317-875-9105

1. Do you have a fever OR signs/symptoms of lower respiratory infection (cough/shortness of breath)?
2. Have you had close contact with a laboratory-confirmed coronavirus patient within the last 14 days?
3. Have you recently traveled out of the state for non-medical or essential business reasons in the past 14 days?
4. Have you tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 14 days?

Additionally, for the safety of our patients and staff, visitors will be limited to only those accompanying a child. All other visitors or family members should refrain from entering the facility. We appreciate your compliance in order to protect the health and safety of our patients and staff.

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Specializing in the Treatment of the Hand, Wrist, Elbow and Shoulder

Patient-Centered Care

Your therapy program is customized to your functional goals. Every visit we communicate about your progress and make adjustments as needed.

Speaking of communication, Noel is fluent in Spanish and understands the obstacles associated with language barriers in healthcare. Bienvenidos, aqui estoy para servirles a sus ordenes.

The Benefit of Getting Well With Noel

Aside from the evidence-based practice and humor, function! is unique in that it is not a high-volume clinic. Keeping the therapist-to-patient ratio low allows us to serve you with greater attention, follow-through and your clinician is readily available to answer questions and guide your session.

Surgery is one part of the equation. Your recovery that follows is equally important. Come see the specialist that will make sure you are well on your way.

Referral to Specialist

In some circumstances, conservative therapy may not resolve your orthopedic needs. At that point, we will refer you to a hand surgeon locally, to Albuquerque, Arizona or El Paso for further evaluation.

Our therapy treatment can help justify specialist consultation, imaging such as an MRI and even surgery requiring insurance approval. Often times, insurances want to see therapy intervention prior to approving a surgery.

Our Treatment
(fracture/surgery/tendinitis/arthritis sports injuries/workers comp)

Hand

Wrist

Elbow

Rotator Cuff (Tendinopathy/Surgical Repair)

Total Shoulder Replacement

Reverse Shoulder Replacement

Labrum Tears

Frozen Shoulder

Bursitis

Impingement Syndrome

Dislocations

Clavicle/Collarbone Fracture

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)

Golfer's Elbow/Little League Elbow

Cubital Tunnel Syndrome/Ulnar Nerve Transposition or Decompression

Pronator Teres Syndrome

Tommy John Surgery (Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair)

Distal Bicep's Tendon Rupture/Repair

Humerus Supracondylar Ridge Fracture

Radial Head Fracture

Distal Radius Fracture (Colles'/Smith's/Barton's)

Monteggia/ Galeazzi Fracture

TFCC sprain/strain/Repair

Scapholunate Ligament Repair

Four Corner Fusion

DeQuervain's Tenosynovitis

Wrist Sprain

External Fixators

Repetitive Use Disorders

Flexor Tendon Repair

Thumb CMC Joint Replacement

Trigger Finger

Boxer's Fracture

Dupuytren's Contracture

Mallet Finger

Radial/Ulnar/Median Nerve Palsy

Tendon Transfers

Thumb Collateral Ligament Tear/Repair

Avascular Necrosis (Scaphoid/Lunate)

Wound Care

Suture Removal

SHOULDER

Patient Testimonials

Sarah A., Teacher

"I can do so much with my arm now that I hadn't been able to in years. I can write on the white board, bring food to my mouth and turn my wrist without any trouble or pain. Noel made each visit challenging and kept my work as a teacher in mind with the exercises he had me do. I can't thank you enough".

Audrey O., Therapist

"When I first started therapy after my car accident, Noel read my MRI report and helped me make the best decision [for my wrist cartilage damage]. He called a surgeon's office and made an appointment for me from a Friday to a Monday and I had surgery right away that week. I never thought I would be pain-free and playing golf and basketball again. If it were not for him I don't know where I would be".

Paul W., Law Enforcement

"My surgeon was not happy with my therapy progress at a different place. I was angry and getting depressed with how bad I was doing. After my second surgery for the same thing, a friend insisted I go see Noel and I can honestly say it felt like Noel took my case with a personal mission. In two months my elbow was moving completely and I was able to shoot my service weapon and work with canines again. Noel kicked my butt in therapy but he always made it fun and kept pushing me to get the result I would have easily gotten sooner if I had started with him. Don't go anywhere else".

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