The Hand to Shoulder Podcast

By Hand to Shoulder Center Podcast

Podcasts for OT's, PT's specializing in upper extremity care. The goal is to cover topics that lead to discussion that will elevate the profession. This is for all treating therapists who want to enha... more

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January 25, 2024 033: Blood Flow Restriction and How it Can Fit into Your Hand Therapy Practice with Jim Wagner, OTD, OTR/L, CHT, COMT, CPAM, CSCS
We’ve seen lots of hype about Blood Flow Restriction, or BFR
in social media, but how does it work? Join us as Jim Wagner, seasoned hand
therapist and powerlifter as he brings to light the physiologic benefits of BFR
and how this can be incorporated into your hand therapy practice!
Jim Wagner has been practicing for 30 years with clinical
experience of the UE in orthopedics. He received his post professional doctorate from Rocky Mountain University of Health in hand therapy. He’s certified in PAMs and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). He’s a team leader at Guthrie Hand Center in New York state and serves as an adjunct professor at both Keuka and Ithaca College OT programs. He's been
involved in competitive powerlifting and bodybuilding for 35 years. He’s nationally known for instructing cupping, IASTM, orthotic fabrication, blood flow restriction and kinesiology taping. Jim has spoken at Georgia Hand Society Special Interest Group, Wisconsin Hand Experience, and many other therapy
related venues. He’s published in the practice forum section of the AJOT and serves on the Education Division of the ASHT. Jim recently became a Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist (COMT) through the International Academy of Orthopedic Medicine (IAOM-US).
How to reach Jim:
Email: [email protected]
IG handle: cht_power71
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39min
November 13, 2023 032: Wound Care
Open wound? Don’t panic, Nora is here to help! Join us with
Nora Barrett discussing how to evaluate, cleanse, dress and document all
different types of wounds. Nora organizes all the products that she recommends
for various types of wounds seen in a hand clinic. You will not be disappointed
in the takeaways and clinic pearls after listening.

Nora Barrett OTR/L, CHT, WCC
graduated from the Program in Occupational Therapy at Washington University in
St. Louis in 1997. She has been a practicing occupational therapist since 1998
and a certified hand therapist since 2006. She spent her early career as an
inpatient therapist at rehabilitation centers, acute care hospitals and burn
units in Boston, MA and Washington, DC before focusing in outpatient hand
therapy in Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD and Bend, OR. Nora joined the Hand
Therapy Team at the University of Virginia Physicians Group in 2021 where she
works in the Hand Center and in an outpatient hand therapy practice. She
received her Wound Care Certification in 2020 and is an active member of the
American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT) and the American Association for
Hand Surgery (AAHS). Nora co-authored the Wound Classification and Management
Chapter in the 7th edition of Rehabilitation of the Hand and Upper Extremity
textbook and the Physiology of Wound Healing & Burns Chapter in the 4th Edition
of ASHT’s Test Prep for the CHT exam.
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59min
September 19, 2023 031: Introduction to Cervical Spine for Hand Therapists with Dr. Derek Clewley PT, DPT, PhD
“The arm bone is connected to the wrist bone”….. come on now, we all know this song! Well, it’s a fact, everything is connected. Derek Clewley, DPT, PhD., not only details us through examination of an injury, he clues us in on treatment of the kinetic chain. Join us as we discuss looking proximal to the cervical spine when we are treating conservative lower arm issues such as ulnar wrist pain or lateral epicondylitis. Just imagine upping your game in the clinic treating proximally, how that will impact pain levels distally with minimal hands-on. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did!

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.
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1h 22min
June 01, 2023 030: Kinesiotape with Teri Casagranda PT, CHT
Stuck on you! Have you ever used Kinesiotape before? Where
did you put it and for what purpose? Did you know there’s different degrees of
tension when applying the tape? Well, all these are questions you may not have
thought of when using Kinesiotape. Listen up, we have all these pondering
thoughts answered in this podcast. Teresa Casagrande, PT, CHT
from Sturgeon Bay, WI energetically greets us to discuss various kinds of tape
and purposes of each brand of tape. She details out numerous diagnoses, tension
and length of time Kinesiotape should be applied. Hope you enjoy our 30th
episode brought to you by Hand to Shoulder Center of Wisconsin-Appleton!

Teri Casagranda earned her Master of Science in Physical
Therapy at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville and Doctor of
Physical Therapy degree from Boston University. She became a Certified
Hand Therapist in 2007, Certified Kinesio Taping Practitioner in 2011 and
Certified Kinesio Taping Instructor in 2017. She worked at the Hand to
Shoulder Center of Wisconsin from 2002 until 2013, when she moved to Sturgeon
Bay and is currently employed as a Casual Call therapist for Door County
Medical Center.

Karwacińska, J., Kiebzak, W., Stepanek-Finda, B., Kowalski, I. M., Protasiewicz-Fałdowska, H., Trybulski, R., & Starczyńska, M. (2012). Effectiveness of kinesio taping on hypertrophic scars, keloids and Scar Contractures. Polish Annals of Medicine, 19(1), 50–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poamed.2012.04.010

Klein, H., Brockmann, R., & Assmann, A. (2015). Pain-diminishing effect of Kinesio taping in patients after sternotomy. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 10(S1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-10-s1-a76

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43min
March 21, 2023 029: Motor Neuron Deficits with Cindy Ivy OTD, M.Ed., CHT
Motor Neuron Deficits: Lesions leading to lost function! Join Hand to Shoulder with Cassie and Shelly as we dissemble motor neurons and variations of symptoms, which in turn, lead to ALS. This very energetic podcast with Cynthia Ivy out of Phoenix, AZ, will open your mind to neurological deficits and the role of a hand therapist with someone who presents with hand or upper limb weakness. We hope you gather several takeaways from this complex topic.
Cindy Ivy OTD, M.Ed., CHT began working as adjunct faculty at NAU, Phoenix Biomedical Campus in 2014 and joined the faculty in August of 2015 as Associate Clinical Professor and Residency coordinator. She is studying the effects of carpometacarpal stabilization exercises on pain from osteoarthritis of the first carpometacarpal joint. Her research interests also include studying functional outcomes of the use of finger orthoses versus injection for stenosing tenosynovitis (trigger finger) and studying quality of life and positive effects on function and independence in persons with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). In addition to ALS, She is also studying interventions to improve independence in people with Parkinson's Disease.
Dr. Ivy carries a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and a Master’s of Education in Counseling Psychology from Northern Arizona University. Her post professional clinical doctorate in occupational therapy, Hand therapy emphasis is from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions.
Cindy Ivy has a passion for teaching and has taught in many capacities over the past 30 years while working as a hand therapist and occupational therapist
Susan M Smith, C. C. (2015). Upper Extremity orthoses use in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neuron disease: A systematic review. International Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 03(02). https://doi.org/10.4172/2329-9096.1000264
Ivy, C. C., Smith, S. M., & Materi, M. M. (2014). Upper Extremity orthoses use in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neuron disease: Three case reports. HAND, 9(4), 543–550. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11552-014-9626-x
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52min
February 21, 2023 028: Everything Shoulder with Dr. Shawn Hennigan M.D.
Is your wing broken? How much do you know about shoulder surgeries involving the GHJ and surrounding soft tissue? Well, here is an episode for you. Join Cassie Schuh and Shelly Somers as they dissect shoulder surgeries with Dr. Shawn Hennigan, where together, they discuss procedures, immobilization time and rehab. Learn cutting edge surgery techniques that are completed for capsular, noncapsular, tendonous, ligamentous, and bony issues of the shoulder. You won’t be disappointed!
Dr. Shawn Hennigan, M.D. is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, with a subspecialty focus on shoulder and elbow surgery. As a subspecialist, he sees a large volume of problems ranging from relatively simple to very complex. He has a special interest in treatment of shoulder arthritis and rotator cuff injuries. Dr. Hennigan performs a high volume of total and reverse total shoulder replacement, rotator cuff repairs, as well as joint sparing salvage procedures for irreparable rotator cuff tears.
Dr. Hennigan joined Hand to Shoulder Center of Wisconsin in 2020, but practiced most recently in Green Bay, WI. He is originally from Philadelphia, PA where he completed medical school at Temple University. He went onto complete his orthopedic surgery residency at Rush University in Chicago, IL. After his residency, Dr. Hennigan completed his fellowship in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at University of Pennsylvania. Since completing his training in 2020, he has chosen to focus the scope of his surgical practice to caring for patients with shoulder and elbow problems.
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1h 8min
January 24, 2023 027: Youtube OT/PT Series - Wrist Pain Exercises with Theresa Parry OTR, CHT, COMT
In this episode Shelly and Steve are joined by Theresa Parry OTR, CHT, COMT to discuss common wrist pain exercises found on YouTube. The five most common exercises are discussed. Are these exercises appropriate? When should they be given out? What considerations need to be made before prescribing these exercises? What modifications could be made? It is all here in this episode!
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38min
December 20, 2022 026: Two Thumbs Up! Dynamic Stability of the Thumb with Virginia O'Brien, OTD, OTR/L, CHT
My pollex is not cooperating! Have you noticed when treating CMC arthritis or LRTI/arthroplasty patient’s that they just can’t control both MP and IPJs when it comes to motion or strengthening? Well, their stability and neuromotor control has gone haywire with poor pinching habits over the years. Tune in with Virginia O’Brien from Madison, WI to listen how to tease out these control patterns via evaluation and treatment techniques, to improve neuromotor control and stability. Hang tight with us till the end for splinting recommendations.
Virginia O’Brien is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (Provo, Utah), Virginia became interested in hand architecture during her fieldwork days. She is actively involved in clinical and biomechanical research of the thumb and the wrist, is a member of the AOTA Evidence Exchange committee and a member of the ASHT Research Committee, is a published author in the Journal of Hand Therapy (JHT), a contributing editor for the Yearbook of Hand and Upper Limb Surgery since 2012 and is a reviewer for JHT and Journal of Hand Surgery. Virginia owns her own business, O'Brien Upper Limb Consulting LLC. She recently moved back to Madison, WI from the Twin Cities, where she is consulting with local hospitals in Madison and coordinating internships. She was a recent speaker at the October 2022 ASHT conference. She’s presented at a variety of hand related conferences to therapists and physicians locally, nationally, and internationally since 2005
O'Brien, V. H., & Giveans, M. R. (2013). Effects of a dynamic stability approach in conservative intervention of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb: A retrospective study. Journal of Hand Therapy, 26(1), 44–52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jht.2012.10.005
Cantero-Téllez, R., Pérez-Cruzado, D., Villafañe, J. H., García-Orza, S., Naughton, N., & Valdes, K. (2022). The effect of proprioception training on pain intensity in thumb basal joint osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(6), 3592. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063592
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1h 8min
October 25, 2022 025: Mirror Mirror on the Wall (Mirror Box Therapy) with Miranda Materi OTD, OTR/L, CHT
Take a look in the mirror! Have you ever used mirror box therapy to help restore normal movement patterns? Join us where we reunite with Miranda Materi OTD, OTR/L, CHT from Phoenix, AZ discuss how Mirror Box Therapy can help with many different diagnoses from amputations to CRPS and even just stiffness. Miranda dives into how Mirror Box Therapy can be built at home in a “do it yourself” fashion or references where to buy a Mirror Box Kit. Please refer below for newer research articles found to support use of Mirror Box Therapy with your hand patients!

CRPS and Mirror Box
G. Lorimer Moseley, Alberto Gallace, Charles Spence,
Is mirror therapy all it is cracked up to be? Current evidence and future directions,
PAIN,Volume 138, Issue 1,2008,Pages 7-10, ISSN 0304-3959 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2008.06.026.
(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304395908003710)
Amputees and Mirror Box
Timms, Jason, and Catherine Carus. "Mirror therapy for the alleviation of phantom limb pain following amputation: A literature review." International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation 22.3 (2015): 135-145.
Stroke and Mirror Box
Thieme H, Morkisch N, Mehrholz J, Pohl M, Behrens J, Borgetto B, Dohle C. Mirror therapy for improving motor function after stroke. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2018, Issue 7. Art. No.: CD008449. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008449.pub3. Accessed 05 October 2022.
Hand Trauma and Mirror Box
Grünert-Plüss, Nicole, et al. "Mirror therapy in hand rehabilitation: a review of the literature, the St Gallen protocol for mirror therapy and evaluation of a case series of 52 patients." The British Journal of Hand Therapy 13.1 (2008): 4-11.
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September 27, 2022 024: YouTube OT/PT Series: Elbow Tendinopathy with Andrew Walquist PT, DPT, FAFS, OCS
The internet can be a great place to go when looking for exercises or information on treating patients. We have everything at our fingertips - we are seeing more patients come to into the clinic with a self-prescribed home program they got from Youtube. Youtube can be an excellent resource for exercises and information. However, is it appropriate for everyone? Are the exercises addressing the impairments? The most important thing....is, is it patient specific? Cassie and Steve sit down with previous guest Andrew Walquist, as they discuss the most common exercises seen on Youtube for tennis and golfers elbow. They give their thoughts on these exercises and suggest what they might do or change.
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52min

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