The Hand to Shoulder Podcast

Supercharged and ready for rehab! Are you working with a brachial plexus patient that had a nerve transfer? Well, listen up, this is the podcast for you!

Jen Dodson joins the Hand to Shoulder podcast team to discuss rehabilitation theories and principles as well as a timeline of what to expect.

Jen is a part of a qualitative research study involving rehabilitation processes with outcomes. We hope you enjoy listening to Jen as she educates us on rehabilitation following nerve transfer.

Articles she refers to in the podcast episode include:

Hill, J.L., Turner, L.C., Jone, R.D., Jimulia, D.

*Link to Hill’s et. al. 2019 article: https://journalmsr.com/the-stages-of-rehabilitation-following-motor-nerve-transfer-surgery/

Kahn, L. & Moore, A. (2016). Donor Activation Focused

Sturma, A., Hruby, L., Farina, D., & Aszmann, O. (2019).

Larocerie-Salgado, J., Chinchalkar, S., Ross, D.C., Gillis,

Jennifer "Jen" Dodson has been an Occupational

Jen has been a strong advocate for the profession and

She can be reached at:  [email protected].

Nerve transfer surgery involves reconnecting a functioning nerve fascicle to a damaged or lacerated nerve to restore connection to muscles with absent innervation. This is an extensive surgery that takes a lot of time and education with our patients before and after

Dr. Munaretto earned his Bachelor of Science degree, Magna Cum Laude from the University of Illinois and was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. He received his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin where he received the Gold Humanism Honor Society Award and the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society as Junior Medical Student.   From there he completed his five-year orthopedic surgery residency at Mayo Clinic in

Dr. Nick Munaretto is board certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery with a specialty in hand and upper extremity surgery.  He has a special interest in peripheral nerve injuries, arthritic conditions of the upper extremity including shoulder and elbow replacement as well as arthroscopic procedures involving the shoulder to hand.  His practice philosophy emphasizes compassionate and expert care for every patient and utilizes the most advanced techniques and

 Wrist instability can be a difficult condition to treat.

Ann Porretto-Loehrke is a skilled clinician with a passion

Ann can be reached at:

Instagram: @anns_happy_hands 

Email: [email protected]

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ann-porretto-loehrke-dpt-cht-comt-cmtpt-1080b62a/

Somatosensory rehabilitation is a method of assessment and treatment for neuropathic pain developed in Switzerland two decades ago by Claude Spicher, a Swiss hand therapist. It draws on contemporary understandings

Dr. Tara Packham is an occupational therapist and assistant professor at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario Canada. She worked for over 25 years in hand and upper limb rehabilitation before completing a PhD under the mentorship of Dr. Joy MacDermid. Her research interests are at the intersection of persistent pain and

Dr. Packham can be reached at:

[email protected]

@TaraLPackham on X

Jyo Supnekar, OTR/L, OTD, CHT, CLT, C/NDT, COMT and her colleagues at Johns Hopkins Health

Jyo Supnekar is a clinical specialist at Johns Hopkins Health System. She has a doctorate in occupational therapy and specializes in hand and upper extremity rehabilitation, lymphedema therapy and stroke rehabilitation. Jyo has practiced as a certified hand therapist since 1998 and enjoys learning new skills, techniques, technologies and innovative treatment solutions for rehabilitation.  Jyo has worked as a clinician at Johns Hopkins for over 12 years. She started the process of developing a hand therapy fellowship in 2016. They accepted their first fellows in 2017 and received a 10-year accreditation from AOTA. Jyo has a passion for learning, education and knowledge sharing. She has recently passed forward the Director’s role to an accomplished colleague so she can pursue other program initiatives. She is still involved in teaching didactics and hands-on skills training. Jyo is also a Fellowship Programs Review Committee member for AOTA.

How to reach Jyo: [email protected]

Neuromodulation coaching is a unique treatment approach which helps to assess and categorize each patient into specific archetypes with associated neurophysiological profiles. By understanding each

Lisa Kozden, Ph.D., OTR, CHT, COMT is an occupational therapist with 23 years of experience in treating patients with hand and upper extremity conditions. She graduated with a master’s degree in occupational therapy (MOT) in 2000 from Nova Southeastern University, became certified as a hand therapist (CHT) in 2008, and achieved certification as an orthopedic manual therapist (COMT) in 2014 by the International Academy of Orthopedic Medicine US (IAOM-US). Over the last 8 years, Lisa has been teaching full-time as a Faculty Specialist in the Occupational Therapy Department at The University of Scranton. On a part-time basis, she treats patients for a regional healthcare system in Northeastern PA and teaches continuing education courses in the International Academy of Orthopedic Medicine (IAOM)’s Upper Extremity Track. Lisa serves as a member of the Research Division for the American Society for Hand Therapists (ASHT) and has recently earned her PhD in Occupational Therapy from Nova Southeastern University. Her topic of research involves the infusion of a psychoneuroimmunology (PNI)-based program into upper extremity rehabilitation.

Here the the links to Dr. Ian Weinberg's site with more

https://www.neuronostic.com

https://www.neuronostic.com/?page=course_neuromodulation_accreditation

The book Lisa refers to in the podcast episode is by Babette Rothschild (2016), The Body Remembers Volume 2: Revolutionizing Trauma Treatment.

Here is the Amazon site if people want to

https://www.amazon.com/Autonomic-Nervous-System-Table-Laminated/dp/039371280X

How to reach Lisa:

LinkedIn

Email

We become accustomed to our role as a hand therapist in the clinic where we practice, often not giving a second thought to how we perform our daily duties. But what does the role of a hand therapist look like in another part of the world? Blair Agero, occupational therapist, joins us from Dubai, UAE to share what his day-to-day roles entail. Please join us for an interesting look at hand therapy practice abroad!

Blair Agero received a Bachelor of Science degree in

How to reach Blair:

Website: www.handtherapistblair.com

Podcast: More Than Just A Hand

Instagram: @handtherapistblairdubai

LinkedIn: Blair Agero

We’ve seen lots of hype about Blood Flow Restriction, or BFR

Jim Wagner has been practicing for 30 years with clinical

How to reach Jim:

Email: [email protected]

IG handle: cht_power71

Open wound? Don’t panic, Nora is here to help! Join us with

Nora Barrett OTR/L, CHT, WCC

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Dr. Clewley is a graduate of Shenandoah University with his DPT and a PhD. from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professionals. His area of expertise and training is in orthopedics and manual physical therapy. He achieved board certification in orthopedics and is recognized as a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists.

His PhD is primarily in research interests including dry needling, manual physical therapy, and pain sciences. Dr. Clewley has extensive experience in the development of continuing education, residency, and fellowship post-graduate training programs.

He is the associate editor of BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders and a AAOMPT Board Member.

He’s published in 44 articles and has received several Merritt Awards and Clinical Instructor of the year awards.