More Than Just A Hand with Hand Therapist Blair

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Hand Therapy Consultant Michelle Razo shares her journey into the specialization, her experience in being a hand therapist in the US and then in the UK.

In the Part 2 of my conversation with Michelle Razo, we talked about her Framework of Proximity Blindness. In the field of hand therapy, professionals often find themselves facing a common challenge known as proximity blindness. This phenomenon occurs when clinicians focus too narrowly on the immediate issue at hand, neglecting the broader context of a patient's overall health and well-being.

In this podcast episode, we’ll explore the concept of proximity blindness and provide actionable insights to help therapists avoid this pitfall.

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Check out her website ---> Specialist Hand Therapy Belfast | The Hand Therapist

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Hand Therapy Consultant Michelle Razo shares her journey into the specialization, her experience in being a hand therapist in the US and then in the UK. In this episode, we also talk about her transition from the NHS to her very own private practice. We discuss differential diagnosis and proximity blindness. Join us in the first part of this two-part episode. 

Check out her website ---> Specialist Hand Therapy Belfast | The Hand Therapist

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Join me in this special Christmas Evening episode with an amazing, young master splinter from the Basque region of France - Baptiste Arrate. 

In this episode Baptiste shares his passion about splints and hand therapy. Have a listen now!

And Merry Christmas to all!

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Belgian Hand Therapist and trail blazer in the use of Virtual Reality and Ultrasound in Hand Therapy, Lattre together with Neuroscientist, Pain Treatment, Hand Therapist and clinical researcher, Samira Cutts recapping the 2024 UAE Hand Therapy Symposium - a co-located event that simultaneously took place with the International Hand and Wrist Congress here in Dubai, on November 8-10. 

The UAE Hand Therapy Symposium operated under the patronage of the Emirates Hand Surgery Society.  

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In this episode, Raquel and I had a chat about edema, how different it is from swelling and how to manage it. Listen now.

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In this episode of More Than Just A Hand, Sarah Ewald shares insights about the Relative Motion Orthosis and about her passion of teaching. 

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In this episode, Samar Zaher shares a slice of her life and practice as a Hand Therapist in Barcelona, Spain. Holding double Master's Degrees and a Post-Graduate Degree in Upper Limb Rehabilitation, Samar recounts her struggles and motivation in the practice. Have a listen to her story in the second episode of the second season of More Than Just A Hand!

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Listen to Sumaya, an Emirati woman and her journey to recovery from two wrist surgeries. Hear how she managed through the pain and challenges that took years before finally returning to doing things she enjoys - From conservative treatments to surgery and hand therapy through Covid19 lockdown - in this season's first episode of More Than Just A Hand. 

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Many people have the misconception that Hand Therapy means Hand Massage. Sorry to burst your bubble guys, but Hand Therapists, Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists do not function the same as a Massage Therapists.  Our qualifications, scopes of practice and skill sets are very different. Although we use massage as a part of our tool in the treatment whenever it is required, we are not confined to massage per se. Massage falls within the encompassing term of Manual Therapy. Yet again, Manual Therapy is not just massage. 

In this fifth offering of More Than Just A Hand, Clinical Development Coordinator of the Hand to Shoulder Center of Wisconsin, in Appleton, Wisconsin, USA , Ann Porretto-Loerkhe explains what Manual Therapy is and what to expect when you see a Hand Therapist. 

Check out her bio on the website of International Academy of Orthopedic Medicine here:  Ann Porretto-Loehrke | IAOM-US

Connect with Ann on LinkedIn and send her message here: (18) Ann Porretto-Loehrke, DPT, CHT, COMT, CMTPT | LinkedIn

Sign up for her courses on Medbridge.com with DISCOUNT PROMO CODE "handtherapy" here: Continuing Education Course Catalog | MedBridge

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Scars post-surgery in the hand and upper limb have repercussions that goes beyond the aesthetics. Join me in this episode with European Certified Hand Therapist Tom Lattre as we chat about the why and how of scar tissue management.

Get in touch with Tom and visit his website Tom Lattré Kinesitherapie Handrevalidatie Littekenzorg (tomlattre.be) and follow Tom Lattré (@lattretom) | Instagram 

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