Hand Therapy Secrets | Helping Occupational Therapist Become Experts

Your first year in hand therapy will feel hard — but that's normal. Let's break down what you should expect and what you should be doing.

Your textbook doesn't teach you everything. Oftentimes, you'll end up learning on the job. That's why I decided to break down exactly what school didn't teach you about lateral epicondylitis.

You don't need to wait for an offer to get started on learning hand therapy, let me tell you how you can get started.

Splinting doesn't need to be hard all the time... so how can you get it to be easier? Here are some tips.

How do you know if you're studying for the CHT exam correctly? I'll break down how you should be studying so you can make sure you pass.

Orthosis is an important skill to have as a therapist, so let's discuss why.

Being smart doesn't give you a guaranteed pass on the CHT exam. Let's talk about the 3 things I keep seeing, that causes therapists to fail the exam.

Your rates are your rates, here's what you can say in response to someone who is trying to negotiate your therapy prices.

How do you know when someone needs surgery and when someone can do therapy? Let's talk about it.

What am I ACTUALLY doing on my day-to-day basis as a clinic owner?

Your hands shouldn't be hurting after working with your patients. Here are a couple tips on how to better your techniques so you can sustainably do therapy.

Growing my clinic is not easy, but the payoff is worth it in the end. Here are some things I've learned while running my clinic, and how I'm building up my team.

What to look at and think about when working with post-fracture thumb stiffness.

Bringing your idea to life doesn't mean that it'll start off perfect. Once you get it going, you'll be able to improve from there. Here's my journey on how I started teaching my courses.

How long it takes to study for the CHT exam will always depend on the individual. Let's go through some factors that you need to consider when you start studying.

When working with patients with CMC arthritis, there are different ways to approaching rehabilitation. I'll go over what has worked and doesn't work so you can decide what you want to do with your patients.

Hiring a therapist is a lengthy process, especially if you want to find the right one. Here are a couple things I look for when hiring for my clinic.

What to do from acute to functional in thumb ligament injuries.

With how prevalent social media is, you can use that to your advantage to gain your patients' trust.

How I diagnosed and treated a PIP contracture.

2016 was the year I decided to change the trajectory of my clinic.

Let's address what you may be doing wrong when it comes to trigger fingers, and how we can fix it so you can be a better therapist.

If you're feeling invisible with your clinic, it's not that you're not good, but it might be how you're marketing yourself. Here are a couple tips to improve your visibility!

Understanding why finger fractures are frustrating for your patients can help your patients do better with you.

When you're getting calls about your clinic, you want to be able to have patients trust you and do business with you. Therefore, the words you say affects how potential patients can choose your practice.