Summit Certification Series
Hand Therapy
Expand your hand therapy knowledge
- Develop more effective plans of care and treatment approaches
- In-depth demonstrations of interventions to restore handfunction
- Earn your Summit Hand Therapy Certification
Hand Therapy
Hand therapy is an incredibly personal and complex area for rehabilitation professionals and patients alike. Hamasaki et al. (2018) highlight this complexity in their study emphasizing the interdependence of both motor and sensory aspects of functioning to impact pain reports for hand therapy patients. Having effective plans of care means developing comfort as a therapist to assess, thoroughly, a patient's pain and choose the best courses of intervention to achieve his or her goals.
What this certification series will address:
This certification will assist therapists in developing their skills in testing differential diagnosis and developing an understanding of pathology leading to dysfunction. Attendees will be able to identify tests needed for a number of differential diagnoses to enhance patient care and their knowledge as it relates to hand therapy preparation. Nerve entrapment and the physical dysfunction it causes, will be addressed as these two components are appearing hand in hand for our upper quadrant clients. Participants will be able to select appropriate functional evaluations to bridge physical dysfunctional and psychological impact to develop more effective plans of care and treatment approaches. Attendees will be guided through the fabrication process of many hand and wrist orthotics to develop their skills in fabrication and clinical application of functional orthotics. Both early mobilization and static splinting will be investigated to treat a wide variety of patients. Participants will be able to identify needed materials and apply protocols for immediate in-clinic application and utilization.
What courses are included
"Hand Over Hand Taping Techniques to Restore Function"
Taught by Ron Sheppard, OTD, OTR/L, C/NDT, FABDA
Loss of hand function is commonly associated with strokes. This course offers an in-depth demonstration of one of the most effective interventions to restore handfunction. You will learn the secrets behind making this form of therapy successful from a seasoned therapist and a hands-on lab that will expand your therapy skill set and toolbox.
Available as:
1-Hour Online Video
1-Hour Online Text
Highlights
- Immediately improve your client's functional fine motor coordination using practical taping treatment techniques
- Expand your therapy skill set and toolbox with the most effective interventions to restore hand function
Ron Sheppard, OTD, OTR/L, C/NDT, FABDA is a clinician, university educator, speaker, and consultant with over 30 years of clinical experience focusing on rehabilitation through the life span of the neurologically impaired populations. Dr. Sheppard is an experienced occupational therapist who has specialized in stroke rehabilitation with an emphasis on Neurological Developmental Treatment (NDT). He was instrumental in the establishment of three outpatient OT clinics and continues to treat private patients at various stages of their stroke recovery between his Summit workshops.
DISCLOSURES
FINANCIAL: Ron Sheppard is compensated by Summit as an instructor.
NONFINANCIAL: Ron Sheppard is a member of the Mid Atlantic Clinical Ladder Committee for Gentiva Health Services.
- Movement Strategies of the Hemiplegic Upper Extremity
- Movement lab
- Hand over hand taping
- Functional grasp and pinch
- Perform treatment techniques for movement strategies of the hemiplegic upper extremity.
"Hand Therapy Differential Diagnosis and Testing to Lead Effective Treatments"
Taught by Catherine Valentino, OTR/L, OTD, MHSc, MAAL, BS
Hand therapy is an incredibly personal and complex area for rehabilitation professionals and patients alike. Hamasaki et al. (2018) highlight this complexity in their study emphasizing the interdependence of both motor and sensory aspects of functioning to impact pain reports for hand therapy patients. Having effective plans of care means developing comfort as a therapist to assess, thoroughly, a patient's pain and choose the best courses of intervention to achieve his or her goals.
This course will assist therapists in developing their skills in testing differential diagnosis and developing an understanding of pathology leading to dysfunction. Thiscourse will be a good foundation course for new hand therapists and a refresher for those looking to review needed information. Additionally, each therapist will leave with testingand treatment recourses which they can apply in the clinic the next day. Physical and psychological factors related to rehabilitation will be considered during this course. Attendees will be able to identify tests needed for a number of differential diagnoses to enhance patient care and their knowledge as it relates to hand therapy preparation. Nerve entrapment in addition to physical dysfunction will be addressed as often these two components are appearing hand in hand for ourupper quadrant clients. Participants will be able to select appropriate functional evaluations to bridge physical dysfunctional and psychological impact to develop more effective plans of care and treatment approaches.
Available as:
2-Hour Online Video
Highlights
- Immediately identify testing strategies to be effective in differential diagnosis of the hand/wrist and upper extremity
- Improve your knowledge of upper quadrant anatomy and physiology to create better evaluations and more effective treatments
Catherine Valentino OTR/L OTD, MHSc, MAAL, BS is an experienced occupational therapist who has been working in clinical education for almost a decade. She focuses on a transdisciplinary approach to care in every setting to provide the best outcomes for patients and advancement of the health professions. She continues focusing on patient care maintaining a presence in various therapy settings to apply current trends in healthcare to practice. Catherine has a background as a dementia specialist as well as taping and orthotic certifications. With her background in administrative leadership she provides a conscientious approach to healthcare focusing on ethics and organizational culture. Catherine pursued her doctoral degree in Occupational Therapy at University of Saint Augustine following her master's which was earned from the University of Florida. She also has a bachelor's degree in Kinesiology from the University of Minnesota and a master's degree in Administrative Leadership from the University of Oklahoma.
DISCLOSURES
FINANCIAL: Catherine Valentino is compensated by Summit as an instructor.
NONFINANCIAL: Catherine Valentino has no nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
- Differential Diagnosis and Assessment
- Hand and wrist assessment with anatomical review
- Elbow and shoulder assessment with anatomical review
- Assessments for pain and the psychological impact of hand dysfunction
- Functional Outcomes Through Treatment Expectations and Resources
- Sensory retraining and functional expectations
- Emerging treatment themes
- Resources
- Utilize numerous tests for differential diagnosis of both physical dysfunction and nerve injury in the hand/wrist and arm.
- Evaluate a variety of resources to better assess/evaluate and treat patients who suffer fromhand/wrist and upper extremity dysfunction.
"Innovative Treatments for the Hand, Wrist, and Elbow"
Taught by Tambra Marik, OTR/L, OTD, CHT
This interactive, lab-based workshop will advance participant proficiency beyond traditional interventiontechniques towards contemporary, innovative, and effective treatment strategies. The interventions introduced in this course will emphasize evidence, occupational, and technological-based practice for common upper extremityconditions. Participants will leave the course with a diverse and augmented skill set which enhances their expertise in patient care. Participants and their clients will benefit from the therapeutic dividends gained from elastic taping, manual techniques, pattern fabrication for basic hand orthoses, cognitive training, exercises, and utilization of technology to complement traditional therapy interventions. This course isdesigned to have immediate clinical application for orthopedic and neurological conditions of the upper extremity.
Available as:
6-Hour Online Video
6-Hour Live Session
Highlights
- Learn clinical examination and provocative testing techniques for the hand, wrist, and elbow
- Live practice sessions on wrist, forearm, and elbowmobilization, graded motor imagery, and exercise progressions
- Taping techniques for efficient rehabilitation of the hemiplegic upper extremity
- Orthopedic and neurological techniques to maximize ROM and/or protection
- Innovative treatment techniques to improve functional performance and ADLs in rehabilitation of the upper extremity
- Effectively use patient outcome measures required by Medicare and other insurers for reimbursement
- Video demonstration for fabrication of ulnar wrist support
Tambra Marik, OT/L, OTD, CHT, is a content expert, with more than 18 years of clinical experience in an outpatient rehabilitation setting. Dr. Marik is the director of the hand therapy elective track at Rocky Mountain University's occupational therapy post-professional doctorate school. Dr. Marik specializes in assessment and effective treatment strategies for upper extremity rehabilitation, emphasizing evidence-based and occupation-based interventions. She is an experienced program developer who has instructed thousands of students and therapists on rehabilitation techniques for the upper extremity. Dr. Marik believes in knowledge through education and research. She shares her knowledge by teaching and writing book and journal publications. She has worked with the American Association of Occupational Therapy on an evidence-based review of shoulder and elbow interventions. She holds degrees in occupational therapy from University of Puget Sound in WA and the Rocky Mountain University of Health Care Professionals.
DISCLOSURES
FINANCIAL: Tambra Marik is compensated by Summit as an Instructor.
NONFINANCIAL: Tambra Marik has no non-financial relationships to disclose.
- Upper Extremity (UE) Rehabilitation Interventions from Start to Finish
- Essential evaluation measures
- Medicare approved upper extremity patient- centered and standardized outcome measures
- Clinical diagnostic testing with anatomical landmark identification
- Fundamental concepts for effective rehabilitation progressions from acute to mature healing phases in surgical and conservative management
- Basic taping theoretical constructs
- Brain training for the upper extremity rehabilitation
- Incorporating distal to proximal movement conceptsfor successful return to function
- Essential evaluation measures
- Treatment Strategies for Common Orthopedic and Neurological Upper Extremity Conditions
- Taping Lab: Carpal instability, thumb CMC OA, De Quervains, carpal tunnel, hand & digit edema - Taping for common hand disorders
- Design a resting hand orthosis pattern
- Hands-on lab
- Joint Mobilization to Improve Functional Range of Motion
- Occupation-based strategies to complement mobilization techniques
- Mobilization Lab: Wrist and forearm mobilization techniques
- Hands-on lab
- Graded Motor Imagery Applications to Musculoskeletal Disorders and Stroke Clients
- Graded motor imagery lab: Laterality, imagery, mirror box
- Hands-on lab
- Elbow Rehabilitation Interventions from Start to Finish
- Functional anatomy and biomechanics
- Why do we incorporate proximal strengthening?
- Mobilization lab: Elbow and forearm mobilizations with review of exercise concepts, posture considerations, and sports/activity specific training
- Hands-on lab
- Taping lab: Elbow lateral and medial epicondylosis
- Exercise lab: Combining elbow exercises with functionalmovement
- Using Technology to Improve Outcomes
- Technology tips to benefit practitioners and patients
- Wrap Up Question and Answer Session
- Case studies time permitting
- Identify basic movement patterns, anatomy and biomechanics of the upper extremity.
- Outline patient-centered outcomes that are Medicarerecognized to detect true functional change.
- Demonstrate hands-on upper extremity clinical tests.
- Design a resting hand orthosis pattern after gaining theknowledge for appropriate patient fabrication.
- Recognize three applications for immobilization orthoses.
- Appropriately integrate joint mobilization, taping techniques, sensoriomotor concepts and exercise into rehabilitation programs.
- Formulate graded motor imagery programs for patients with musculoskeletal conditions and strokes.
"Common Orthotics for the Hand and Wrist"
Taught by Catherine Valentino, OTR/L, OTD, MHSc, MAAL, BS
Attendees will be guided through the fabrication process of many hand and wrist orthotics to develop their skills in fabrication and clinical application of functionalorthotics. Both early mobilization and static splintingwill be investigated to treat a wide variety of patients. Participants will be able to identify needed materials and apply protocols for immediate in-clinic application andutilization.
Available as:
2-Hour Online Video
Highlights
- Live orthotic fabrication process of techniques in orthosis development
- Effective orthotics for a variety of hand and wrist diagnoses
Catherine Valentino OTR/L OTD, MHSc, MAAL, BS is an experienced occupational therapist who has been working in clinical education for almost a decade. She focuses on a transdisciplinary approach to care in every setting to provide the best outcomes for patients and advancement of the health professions. She continues focusing on patient care maintaining a presence in various therapy settings to apply current trends in healthcare to practice. Catherine has a background as a dementia specialist as well as taping and orthotic certifications. With her background in administrative leadership she provides a conscientious approach to healthcare focusing on ethics and organizational culture. Catherine pursued her doctoral degree in Occupational Therapy at University of Saint Augustine following her master's which was earned from the University of Florida. She also has a bachelor's degree in Kinesiology from the University of Minnesota and a master's degree in Administrative Leadership from the University of Oklahoma.
DISCLOSURES
FINANCIAL: Catherine Valentino is compensated by Summit as an instructor.
NONFINANCIAL: Catherine Valentino has no nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
- Digit-Based Orthotic Development
- Diagnoses and indication for orthotic fabrication
- Orthotic fabrication video guide and instruction
- Treatment tie-in for functional orthotic use
- Wrist and Hand-Based Orthotic Development
- Diagnoses and indication for orthotic fabrication
- Orthotic fabrication video guide and instruction
- Treatment tie-in for functional orthotic use
- Resources
- Review of guides and resources to assist with clinical decision making
- Orthotic supply items review
- Apply several commonly used fabrications andthermoplastic orthotics.
- Establish a variety of resources and guides to assist with determining orthotic needs for common hand therapypatients.