ASHT Blog
Posted by Rachel Pigott, MPH, OTR/L, CHT on May 26, 2020
Did you know May is Arthritis Awareness Month?
As hand therapists, we help people with arthritis improve the quality of their lives by learning self-management techniques for their hand arthritis. We teach them methods to control pain, maintain function and limit stress across their joints. In the…
Posted by Sarah Doerrer PhD, OTR/L, CHT, CLT on May 18, 2020
The ASHT Research Division is excited to announce an exciting change to the monthly Journal Club.
Journal Club will now be on Zoom. Changing to the Zoom platform will give a more interactive experience for members. Moderators will now have the ability to present visual materials and speak to…
Posted by ASHT Board Members-at-Large on May 11, 2020
On April 29, 2020, hand therapists from all over the country came together on a Zoom call to share moments of caring and creativity during COVID-19 pandemic. Despite feeling overworked, financially burdened, tired, stressed or even lost during a furlough, everyone had something positive to share.…
Posted by Courtney Retzer Vargo, OTD, OTR/L, CHT on May 05, 2020
I traveled to Lusaka, Zambia as a part of an all-volunteer surgical team in September 2017. We worked alongside the excellent local medical staff at Beit CURE Hospital of Zambia on the outskirts of the city, offering free and low-cost pediatric orthopedic and plastic surgery. The vast majority of…
Posted by Stacy Baker MOT, OTR/L, CHT on April 27, 2020
As therapists, our education and backgrounds span many areas, but current marketing trends are not typically one of them. If you want your practice to thrive, you need to utilize the present trends such as social media outlets. Social media has evolved over the years and now has become a great…