Miranda Materi

Hand Therapy Academy

Education EN ↓ 137 episodes

We offer quick tidbits of information relating to all things Hand Therapy. So if you are a hand therapist or an aspiring hand therapist this is the podcast for you. For more great content check our www.handtherapyacademy.com or email info@handtherpyaacademy.com

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Miranda Materi

Episodes

How to prepare as a level II student in Hand Therapy 18.04.2023 10:20

Josh and Miranda cover how to get ready for a hand therapy rotation. 

Trigger Finger 11.04.2023 9:48

Trigger finger is typicaly a tenosynovitis of the flexor tendon sheah that causes pain around the a1 pulley. This can lead to a locking or clicking.  Josh and Miranda cover therapy treatment for this diagnosis. 

Volar PIP Joint Dislocation 04.04.2023 9:58

Volar PIP joint dislocations can cause damage to the central slip.  Josh and Mirand cover the quick facts about this type of injury form splnting to therapy.

Nontraditional Manual Therapy 02.04.2023 9:33

Josh and Miranda talk briefly about nontraditional manual therapy techniques.  These include cupping, dry needling, and IASTM.  

Clinic Wish List 02.04.2023 9:22

Josh and Miranda talk about what they would like in their clinic in addition to the traditional hand therapy equipment if they were given a small sum of money.     

Dorsal PIP Joint Dislocations 28.03.2023 10:19

Dorsal joint dislocations account for 80% of PIP joint dislocations.  This typically causes an injury to the volar plate which needs protection from a dorsal blocking orthosis. 

Mallet Finger 21.03.2023 9:55

Hand Therapists, Josh and Miranda cover mallet finger injuries.  From boney to soft tissues injuries, we cover splinting and post splint therapy. 

Tendinopathies 12.02.2023 9:47

Does it matter if it is a tendinitis vs a tendinosis? Josh and Miranda discuss this topic. 

Carpal Friendly and Unfriendly Movers 12.02.2023 9:10

Josh and Miranda discuss what muscles contribute to carpal friendly movements and unfriendly movements based on the type of instability pattern of the wrist.  

Wrist Kinematic VISI/DISI 12.02.2023 10:04

Covering VISI and DISI.  DISI injuries occur due to SL injuries vs VISI occur due to a VISI injury. . 

Podcast Introduction 12.02.2023 2:54

Intro to Hand Therapy Academy's Podcast.  We are going to be covering hand therapy topics in a brief 10 minutes format. 

Things we wish we knew as a new hand therapist 12.02.2023 9:49

What are some things you wish you knew as a new therapist! Josh and Miranda converse back and forth about things we wish we knew when we first started our careers. 