Specialised care, grown in the Pilbara.
Pilbara Hands grew from a simple idea: people living and working in regional WA should be able to access specialised hand therapy closer to home.
Established by Amanda after living and working across Tom Price and Karratha, Pilbara Hands provides specialised assessment and rehabilitation for hand and upper limb injuries and conditions.
Our care is evidence-based, practical and considers the whole person – their injury, work, family, culture and what matters to them.
Because living regionally shouldn’t mean compromising on specialised care.
Building capability in the Pilbara
As Pilbara Hands grows, we also aim to support and mentor clinicians to develop advanced hand therapy skills locally – contributing to a strong and sustainable specialist health workforce in the Pilbara.
Meet Amanda
Amanda is an Occupational Therapist with almost 20 years of clinical experience, including more than 15 years specialising in hand and upper limb rehabilitation.
Her experience spans public and private practice across metropolitan Perth and regional WA, including acute and post-operative care, fracture clinics, specialist outpatient services and private practice. Throughout her career, she has worked closely with specialist hand and plastic surgeons in the management of complex hand and upper limb injuries and continues to collaborate with Perth-based surgical teams to support high-quality specialist care closer to home for people living in the Pilbara.
Amanda has extensive experience managing acute, traumatic, post-surgical and chronic hand and upper limb conditions, with particular expertise in work-related injuries.
Before specialising in hand therapy, Amanda worked in workplace health, safety and injury management across the mining and public sectors. This gives her a practical understanding of job demands, injury management and return to work, particularly for people in physically demanding roles.
Amanda is also an Accredited Hand Therapist with the Australian Hand Therapy Association and has supervised and mentored Occupational Therapists, Students and developing Hand Therapists. She has worked as an Associate Lecturer in Occupational Therapy with the University of Western Australia and WA Centre for Rural Health and is currently undertaking postgraduate study in Health Professions Education through UWA.
Qualifications & professional memberships
Accredited Hand Therapist (AHTA)
Bachelor of Science (Occupational Therapy), Curtin University
Postgraduate Advanced Hand Therapy, Monash University
Member, Australian Hand Therapy Association (AHTA)
Approved Mentor, Australian Hand Therapy Association (AHTA)
Registered Occupational Therapist (AHPRA)
Meet Emily
Emily is an Occupational Therapist with 10 years of clinical experience, with the majority of her career spent working across the Kimberley and Pilbara regions of Western Australia.
Her experience spans public and regional health services, including managing acute and chronic hand and upper limb injuries, co-managing hospital fracture clinics and providing outreach services to remote communities. She has a particular interest in acute hand injuries.
Emily joined Pilbara Hands in 2025, where she continues to develop her specialist hand therapy skills. Her extensive regional experience gives her a strong understanding of the challenges of accessing healthcare in rural and remote areas and informs her practical, individualised approach to rehabilitation.
She is passionate about providing high-quality, evidence-based care that helps people return to the work, activities and lifestyles that matter to them.
Qualifications & professional memberships
Bachelor of Science (Occupational Therapy), Edith Cowan University
Member, Australian Hand Therapy Association (AHTA)
Registered Occupational Therapist (AHPRA)