The Hand to Shoulder Podcast

043: Treating Sports-Related Wrist Injuries with Jean-François Ouellet, BSc (OT), CHT


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For those of you who work in hand therapy clinics, it can be intimidating to see high- level athletes.  This population has specific demands above and beyond the regular day-to-day activities of daily living.  Join us as we discuss what typeof issues affecting these patients with Jean-François Ouellet, BSc (OT), CHT! He works with a team of physicians and therapists who specialize in treatment of these conditions. In addition, he provides key concepts to get athletes backto their sport with less downtime. Please join us as Jean-François provides a fascinating discussion on how to address this population!

Jean-François Ouellet graduated from McGill University with a B Sc. (O.T.) in 2003 and holds a current registration to practice in the province of Quebec (Canada) as anOccupational Therapist.  He has been working in private practices since 2003 exclusively treating elbow, wrist and hand injuries.  He has been a Certified Hand Therapist since 2009.  He was coordinator of the Montreal Hand Interest Group for 8 years.  He worked as an assistant-teacher fororthotic labs at McGill University from 2009 to 2014.  He has been an invited speaker at numerous Quebec Hand Surgery Conferences (ASCPEQ) as well as for the Canadian Society of Hand Therapists (CSHT).  He served as President forCSHT from 2021 to 2024.  During his term, the executive committee was able to connect with therapists from all around the world while developing links with different societies such as the American, the French and the Australianones.  Jean-François has been mentoring other therapists and has a passion for sharing his knowledge.  He regularly teaches wrist and hand examination courses to GPs. 

Over the last ten years of practice, he has developed expertise in the treatment of sport-related wrist and handinjuries.  He works with professional athletes from various fields and associations (NHL, PWHL, MLS, UFC, CFL, Olympians, performing artists, tennis Canada, QMJLH,…).  He joined Kinatex Brossard in 2023 where he works full-time as an O.T. and a mentor for his colleagues.    


He can be reached at:

email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jean-fran%C3%A7ois-ouellet-72667029/

 

Here are the 2 references he discusses during the podcast episode:

 

Elite Athlete’s Hand and Wrist Injury in Hand Clinics, 2012;guest editor: Michelle G. Carlson, MD

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22883906/

 

Sports Injuries of the Hand and Wrist, editors: Mike Hayton,Chye Yew Ng, Lennard Funk, Adam Watts, Mike Walton

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-02134-4

 

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