Midsota Hand Center

04/08/2026

"Don't quit until you get the result you want." We say that nearly every day, multiple times a day at the Midsota Hand Center!

What we are talking about is following through with your home exercise program! Bouncing back from a hand injury can be a lengthy process. Everyone heals at different rates, every injury is different.

Different mechanisms of injury such as table saw, snow blower, lawn mower, box cutter, steak knife, broken glass offer different challenges combined with different structures that were injured-bone, tendon, ligaments, skin-they all heal at different lev
How our body responds to an injury and how it heals itself also happens at different levels and times. Everyone forms scar tissue at different levels, swells at different levels.

Work as a team with your hand surgeon, therapist and family and you will succeed. It may take a month, six months or a year. Just don't give up until you "get the result you want."

10/06/2025

To all our friends having difficulty eating their spaghetti...😁

04/01/2025

It's a team effort when you come to the Hand Center! Making a splint, fixing a shoe with velcro! Whatever it takes for our patients!

03/21/2025

Hand injuries no matter what level can be devastating. Working with our friends at Arm Dynamics function can be restored.

Dennis Roberts’ right thumb was amputated during a rocket explosion. He wears a positional prosthetic thumb and enjoys martial arts and golf.

03/04/2025

Our goal is to help our clients regain function after a hand injury.
One of the first goals is to make a fist as this allows a return to grasping utensils to eat, managing clothing fasteners to dress and grip a pencil to write.
Sometimes we have to make a splint to provide a slow, prolonged stretch to a stiff hand.
This is a static progressive splint.
It is a custom molded splint with individual finger slings that help in stretching a stiff joint.

01/07/2025

“Necessity is the mother of invention”, as the saying goes! We hope this will come in HANDy” for those stuck in a cast on a cold day!

11/13/2024

This Thanksgiving Activity Packet is a low to no prep bundle that includes over 120 pages to encourage children to practice fine motor, visual motor, bilateral hand coordination, and handwriting skills all with a Thanksgiving theme.

Created by an experienced Occupational Therapist, this will surely entertain and challenge your student’s skills!

11/13/2024

🍂 Thanksgiving-themed worksheets for fine motor and gross motor fun! Develop essential skills with festive flair! 🍁✍️

11/13/2024

Second MD in the WORLD! Way to go team!

🎉 Congratulations to James Drinane, DO, and the entire hand surgery team at CentraCare – Midsota Plastic Surgery! Dr. Drinane was the SECOND surgeon in the WORLD 🌍 to use nerve tape as part of a nerve graft.

Nerve tape is a novel nerve connection device that allows for a rapid, suture-less, nerve repair. For patients, this means a faster operative time and a stronger, more consistent repair with less scarring.

Pictured are Courtney Minadakis, PA-C, and Dr. Drinane

08/16/2024

James Drinane, DO, shares his motivation for performing hand surgeries, along with the range of surgeries he provides at CentraCare - Midsota Plastic Surgery...

06/07/2024

06/06/2024

Welcome Courtney! A great addition to our team!