Hand Therapy
Catherine Valentino, OTR/L, OTD, MHSc, MAAL, BS
Includes all course content in digital format
Prerequisites Required
Description
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. This course 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 testing and 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 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.
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
Learning Objectives
- 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 from hand/wrist and upper extremity dysfunction.
Course Content
| Hand Therapy | SCORM Package | ||
| Next Steps | Module |
- Differential Diagnosis and Assessment
- Hand and wrist assessment with anatomical review
- Elbow and shoulder assessment with anatomicalreview
- 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
Catherine Valentino OTR/L OTD, MHSc, MAAL, BS, is a licensed Occupational Therapist with an extensive history treating and educating on dementias and neurological disorders. In her clinical experience, she has worked with adult and geriatric populations in various long term, sub-acute, and outpatient settings. Dr. Valentino earned her bachelors in kinesiology before pursuing her master's degree in health sciences and doctorate in occupational therapy. She furthered her specialization by becoming a clinical specialist in core geriatric competencies and earning her National Dementia Instructor certification through CPI. She has been educating across disciplines on the impact of cognitive changes in rehabilitation for the past 4 years, allowing clinicians to develop a comfort level in both medical conditions and developing functional plans of care to successfully meet clients' needs.
DISCLOSURES
FINANCIAL: Catherine Valentino is compensated by Summit as an instructor.
NONFINANCIAL: Catherine Valentino has no nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
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