Course curriculum

  • 1

    Sunday Meeting Registration & Syllabus

    • Syllabus & Mobile App Link

    • September 2024 Cohort 2:00 pm EDT registration link
  • 2

    Orientation & Mentorship

    • **Orientation**

    • Mentorship Sessions

    • Self Assessment: Critical Thinking in Hand Therapy

    • Mentorship Needs Assessment

    • Patient Planning Grid
  • 3

    Fellowship Feedback Form

    • Feedback: Complete at any point in your enrollment to help us improve your learning
  • 4

    Baseline Exam

    • Exam Link
  • 5

    1.1 Wrist & Hand Anatomy (part 1)

    • Reading

    • 1.1 Basic Anatomy of Wrist and Hand (part 1)

    • 1.1 Handout/Outline

    • 1.1 audio

    • 1.1 Case Study: Distal Radius Fracture

    • Quiz 1.1
  • 6

    Livia Strugari: 3D Printing in Hand Therapy

    • Livia Strugari: 3D printing in hand therapy
  • 7

    1.2 Wrist & Hand Anatomy (part 2)

    • Reading

    • 1.2 Basic Anatomy of Wrist and Hand part 2

    • 1.2 Handout/Outline

    • 1.2 audio

    • Drawing the Extensor Mechanism

    • Case Study: Swan Neck Deformity

    • 1.2 Quiz
  • 8

    Dr. David Miller on Common Hand Conditions

    • Dr. David Miller: 10 Common Conditions in Hand Surgery
  • 9

    1.3 Exam of the Hand & Wrist

    • Readings

    • 1.3 Clinical Assessment of the Wrist & Hand

    • 1.3 Handout/Outline

    • 1.3 quiz

    • 1.3 audio
  • 10

    Week 3 Lab: Provocative Tests by Wrist Zone

    • Carpal Palpation

    • Dorsoradial Zone

    • Central Dorsal Zone

    • Ulnodorsal Zone

    • Radial & Ulnar Volar Zones

    • Ortho Hand Surgeon's Exam

  • 11

    1.4 Anatomy of the Elbow, PRUH, & Forearm

    • Readings

    • 1.4 Anatomy & Biomechanics of the Elbow

    • 1.4 Handout/Outline

    • 1.4 audio

    • 1.4 Case Study Olecranon Fracture

    • 1.4 Quiz
  • 12

    1.5 Exam of the Elbow

    • Reading

    • Clinical Exam of the Elbow

    • Handout/Outline

    • 1.5 audio

    • 1.5 Case Study: Lateral Tendinopathy

    • 1.5 Quiz
  • 13

    Week 5 Lab: Elbow Exam

    • Differential Tissue assessment

    • Varus & Valgus Stress Tests

    • Scratch Collapse

    • Elbow Exam

    • Joint Play: RH Anterior Glide

    • Joint Play: RH Posterior Glide

    • Joint Play: RH Inferior Glide

    • Joint Play: RH Superior Glide

    • Median Nerve Trajectory

    • Ulnar Nerve Trajectory

    • Radial Nerve Trajectory
  • 14

    Kris Valdes, OTD, OTR/L, CHT on Clinical Research in Hand Therapy

    • Kristin Valdes on Clinical Research
  • 15

    1.6 Shoulder Anatomy & Biomechanics

    • Reading

    • 1.6 Anatomy & Biomechanics of the Shoulder

    • 1.6 Handout/Outline

    • 1.6 audio

    • 1.6 Case Study: Shoulder Dislocation

    • 1.6 Quiz
  • 16

    1.7 Shoulder Exam

    • Reading

    • 1.7 Shoulder Clinical Exam

    • 1.7 Handout/Outline

    • 1.7 audio

    • Case Study: Shoulder Exam

    • 1.7 Quiz
  • 17

    Week 7 Lab: Shoulder Exam

    • Cervical Distraction/Compression

    • Spurlings

    • Myotomes

    • Shoulder RROM

    • Drop Arm

    • Empty Can

    • Lift Off

    • Belly Press

    • Lower Trap MMT

    • Middle Trap

    • Serratus Test- Plus Sign

    • Serratus: Resisted Functional Flexion

    • Neer Impingement Test

    • Hawkins Kennedy: Impingement

    • Sulcus Test

    • A/P Laxity

    • Clunk Test: Labrum

    • Crank: Labrum

    • Jerk Sign: Labrum
  • 18

    Dr. Aimee Ketchum, OTD, ORT/L, CNMI on Developmental Milestones of Upper Limb & Hand Function

    • Developmental Milestones for the Upper Limb & Hand
  • 19

    1.8 Soft Tissue Healing & Wound Healing

    • Readings

    • 1.8 Soft Tissue Healing

    • 1.8 Handout/Outline

    • 1.8 audio

    • Case Study: Shoulder Tendinopathy

    • 1.8 Quiz
  • 20

    1.9 Bone Healing

    • Reading

    • 1.9 Bone Healing

    • 1.9 Handout/Outline

    • 1.9 Audio

    • Case Study: Fracture

    • Quiz 1.9
  • 21

    1.10 Biopsychosocial model

    • Readings

    • 1.10 Biopsychosocial Model in Hand Therapy

    • 1.10 Handout/Outline

    • 1.10 audio

    • 1.10 Case Study: CRPS

    • Quiz 1.10
  • 22

    Dr. David Ring: Bisopsychosocial: Rethinking Shoulder & Elbow Problems

    • Dr. David Ring: Bisopsychosocial: Rethinking Shoulder & Elbow Problems
  • 23

    1.11 Peripheral Nerve Compression

    • Readings

    • 1.11 Peripheral Nerve Compression

    • 1.11 Handout/Outline

    • 1.11 audio

    • Case Study: Neuropathy s/p Trauma

    • 1.11 Quiz
  • 24

    1.12 Compression Neuropathies of the Wrist

    • Reading

    • Compression Neuropathies of the Wrist

    • 1.12 Handout/Outline

    • 1.12 audio

    • Case Study: Wrist-Level Neuropathy

    • Quiz 1.12
  • 25

    1.13 Compression Neuropathies of the Elbow

    • Reading

    • Compression Neuropathies of the Elbow

    • 1.13 Handout/Outline

    • 1.13 Audio

    • Case Study: Elbow-Level Neuropathy

    • 1.13 Quiz
  • 26

    Dr. Elisabet Hagert: Peripheral Nerve Compressions

    • Dr. Elisabet Hagert: Peripheral Nerve Compressions
  • 27

    1.14 Brachial Plexus

    • Readings

    • 1.14 Brachial Plexus

    • 1.14 Handout/Outline

    • 1.14 audio

    • Case Study: Brachial Plexus Contusion

    • 1.14 Quiz
  • 28

    1.15 Treatment Techniques

    • Readings

    • Treatment Techniques

    • 1.15 Handout/Outline

    • 1.15 Audio

    • Case Study: Hand Stiffness

    • 1.15 Quiz

  • 29

    Intro to IASTM

    • IASTM

    • Handout
  • 30

    1.16 Trimester 1 CHT Practice Exam

    • Trimester 1 Exam