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Podcasts for OT's, PT's specializing in upper extremity care. The goal is to cover topics that lead to discussion that will elevate the profession. This is for all treating therapists who want to enhance their clinical and professional development. Contact us at h2stherapist@newhands.net. Podcast is based out of Appleton, WI at the Hand to Shoulder Center of Wisconsin
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033: Blood Flow Restriction and How it Can Fit into Your Hand Therapy Practice with Jim Wagner, OTD, OTR/L, CHT, COMT, CPAM, CSCS
We’ve seen lots of hype about Blood Flow Restriction, or BFR
in social media, but how does it work? Join us as Jim Wagner, seasoned hand
therapist and powerlifter as he brings to light the physiologic benefits of BFR
and how this can be incorporated into your hand therapy practice!
Jim Wagner has been practicing for 30 years with clinical
experience of the UE in orthopedics. He received his post professional doctorate from Rocky Mountain University of Health in hand therapy. He’s certified in PAMs and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). He’s a team leader at Guthrie Hand Center in New York state and serves as an adjunct professor at both Keuka and Ithaca College OT programs. He's been
involved in competitive powerlifting and bodybuilding for 35 years. He’s nationally known for instructing cupping, IASTM, orthotic fabrication, blood flow restriction and kinesiology taping. Jim has spoken at Georgia Hand Society Special Interest Group, Wisconsin Hand Experience, and many other therapy
related venues. He’s published in the practice forum section of the AJOT and serves on the Education Division of the ASHT. Jim recently became a Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist (COMT) through the International Academy of Orthopedic Medicine (IAOM-US).
How to reach Jim:
Email: jwagnercht71@gmail.com
IG handle: cht_power71
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032: Wound Care
Open wound? Don’t panic, Nora is here to help! Join us with
Nora Barrett discussing how to evaluate, cleanse, dress and document all
different types of wounds. Nora organizes all the products that she recommends
for various types of wounds seen in a hand clinic. You will not be disappointed
in the takeaways and clinic pearls after listening.
Nora Barrett OTR/L, CHT, WCC
graduated from the Program in Occupational Therapy at Washington University in
St. Louis in 1997. She has been a practicing occupational therapist since 1998
and a certified hand therapist since 2006. She spent her early career as an
inpatient therapist at rehabilitation centers, acute care hospitals and burn
units in Boston, MA and Washington, DC before focusing in outpatient hand
therapy in Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD and Bend, OR. Nora joined the Hand
Therapy Team at the University of Virginia Physicians Group in 2021 where she
works in the Hand Center and in an outpatient hand therapy practice. She
received her Wound Care Certification in 2020 and is an active member of the
American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT) and the American Association for
Hand Surgery (AAHS). Nora co-authored the Wound Classification and Management
Chapter in the 7th edition of Rehabilitation of the Hand and Upper Extremity
textbook and the Physiology of Wound Healing & Burns Chapter in the 4th Edition
of ASHT’s Test Prep for the CHT exam.
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031: Introduction to Cervical Spine for Hand Therapists with Dr. Derek Clewley PT, DPT, PhD
“The arm bone is connected to the wrist bone”….. come on now, we all know this song! Well, it’s a fact, everything is connected. Derek Clewley, DPT, PhD., not only details us through examination of an injury, he clues us in on treatment of the kinetic chain. Join us as we discuss looking proximal to the cervical spine when we are treating conservative lower arm issues such as ulnar wrist pain or lateral epicondylitis. Just imagine upping your game in the clinic treating proximally, how that will impact pain levels distally with minimal hands-on. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did!
Dr. Clewley is a graduate of Shenandoah University with his DPT and a PhD. from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professionals. His area of expertise and training is in orthopedics and manual physical therapy. He achieved board certification in orthopedics and is recognized as a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists.
His PhD is primarily in research interests including dry needling, manual physical therapy, and pain sciences. Dr. Clewley has extensive experience in the development of continuing education, residency, and fellowship post-graduate training programs.
He is the associate editor of BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders and a AAOMPT Board Member.
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030: Kinesiotape with Teri Casagranda PT, CHT
Stuck on you! Have you ever used Kinesiotape before? Where
did you put it and for what purpose? Did you know there’s different degrees of
tension when applying the tape? Well, all these are questions you may not have
thought of when using Kinesiotape. Listen up, we have all these pondering
thoughts answered in this podcast. Teresa Casagrande, PT, CHT
from Sturgeon Bay, WI energetically greets us to discuss various kinds of tape
and purposes of each brand of tape. She details out numerous diagnoses, tension
and length of time Kinesiotape should be applied. Hope you enjoy our 30th
episode brought to you by Hand to Shoulder Center of Wisconsin-Appleton!
Teri Casagranda earned her Master of Science in Physical
Therapy at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville and Doctor of
Physical Therapy degree from Boston University. She became a Certified
Hand Therapist in 2007, Certified Kinesio Taping Practitioner in 2011 and
Certified Kinesio Taping Instructor in 2017. She worked at the Hand to
Shoulder Center of Wisconsin from 2002 until 2013, when she moved to Sturgeon
Bay and is currently employed as a Casual Call therapist for Door County
Medical Center.
Karwacińska, J., Kiebzak, W., Stepanek-Finda, B., Kowalski, I. M., Protasiewicz-Fałdowska, H., Trybulski, R., & Starczyńska, M. (2012). Effectiveness of kinesio taping on hypertrophic scars, keloids and Scar Contractures. Polish Annals of Medicine, 19(1), 50–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poamed.2012.04.010
Klein, H., Brockmann, R., & Assmann, A. (2015). Pain-diminishing effect of Kinesio taping in patients after sternotomy. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 10(S1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-10-s1-a76 -
029: Motor Neuron Deficits with Cindy Ivy OTD, M.Ed., CHT
Motor Neuron Deficits: Lesions leading to lost function! Join Hand to Shoulder with Cassie and Shelly as we dissemble motor neurons and variations of symptoms, which in turn, lead to ALS. This very energetic podcast with Cynthia Ivy out of Phoenix, AZ, will open your mind to neurological deficits and the role of a hand therapist with someone who presents with hand or upper limb weakness. We hope you gather several takeaways from this complex topic.
Cindy Ivy OTD, M.Ed., CHT began working as adjunct faculty at NAU, Phoenix Biomedical Campus in 2014 and joined the faculty in August of 2015 as Associate Clinical Professor and Residency coordinator. She is studying the effects of carpometacarpal stabilization exercises on pain from osteoarthritis of the first carpometacarpal joint. Her research interests also include studying functional outcomes of the use of finger orthoses versus injection for stenosing tenosynovitis (trigger finger) and studying quality of life and positive effects on function and independence in persons with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). In addition to ALS, She is also studying interventions to improve independence in people with Parkinson's Disease.
Dr. Ivy carries a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and a Master’s of Education in Counseling Psychology from Northern Arizona University. Her post professional clinical doctorate in occupational therapy, Hand therapy emphasis is from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions.
Cindy Ivy has a passion for teaching and has taught in many capacities over the past 30 years while working as a hand therapist and occupational therapist
Susan M Smith, C. C. (2015). Upper Extremity orthoses use in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neuron disease: A systematic review. International Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 03(02). https://doi.org/10.4172/2329-9096.1000264
Ivy, C. C., Smith, S. M., & Materi, M. M. (2014). Upper Extremity orthoses use in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neuron disease: Three case reports. HAND, 9(4), 543–550. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11552-014-9626-x -
028: Everything Shoulder with Dr. Shawn Hennigan M.D.
Is your wing broken? How much do you know about shoulder surgeries involving the GHJ and surrounding soft tissue? Well, here is an episode for you. Join Cassie Schuh and Shelly Somers as they dissect shoulder surgeries with Dr. Shawn Hennigan, where together, they discuss procedures, immobilization time and rehab. Learn cutting edge surgery techniques that are completed for capsular, noncapsular, tendonous, ligamentous, and bony issues of the shoulder. You won’t be disappointed!
Dr. Shawn Hennigan, M.D. is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, with a subspecialty focus on shoulder and elbow surgery. As a subspecialist, he sees a large volume of problems ranging from relatively simple to very complex. He has a special interest in treatment of shoulder arthritis and rotator cuff injuries. Dr. Hennigan performs a high volume of total and reverse total shoulder replacement, rotator cuff repairs, as well as joint sparing salvage procedures for irreparable rotator cuff tears.
Dr. Hennigan joined Hand to Shoulder Center of Wisconsin in 2020, but practiced most recently in Green Bay, WI. He is originally from Philadelphia, PA where he completed medical school at Temple University. He went onto complete his orthopedic surgery residency at Rush University in Chicago, IL. After his residency, Dr. Hennigan completed his fellowship in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at University of Pennsylvania. Since completing his training in 2020, he has chosen to focus the scope of his surgical practice to caring for patients with shoulder and elbow problems.
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Not Just for Physical Therapists
I am a patient who was diagnosed with TOS. It’s a difficult condition to navigate. I found the TOS episode to be thorough, comprehensive, and helpful. Ann has so much experience with TOS! I have listened to it twice and took many notes. Thank you! 🙏🏻
Very Informative
Great podcast and great information. Love the different approaches to treatment and assessment. Not just for OTs. This is a podcast that anyone can listen to!
Great show!!! Very informative.
As an outpatient OT practitioner that specializes in UE rehabilitation, it’s great to hear the thought process, methods and techniques of experts that have been in this field and have seen the best results and outcomes.