Members in the News

Posted on April 02, 2012

ASHT member Debbie Phibbs, a certified hand therapist with Arlington Physical and Hand Therapy in Arlington, is all too familiar with the chronic injuries that can take place in an office environment. She was recently featured in Herald Business Journal article on preventing chronic workplace pains…

Posted on February 18, 2012

At 90 years old, Evelyn Mackin has the rare pleasure of seeing her life’s work continue to grow and reach new heights. Now retired as a resident of Friends Village [in Woodstown, N.J.], Mackin worked alongside talented physical therapists and surgeons to develop hand therapy as a specialty. She…

Posted on February 16, 2012

Irishman returns to play second round after suffering painful injury at PGA Championship. Read the original article >>

Posted on February 16, 2012

Rebecca von der Heyde, PhD, OTR/L, CHT, associate professor of occupational therapy, has traveled with her students to Guatemala on medical mission trips with the Guatemala Healing Hands Foundation for the past six years. This summer, however, she brought along additional Maryville companions. In…

Posted on February 16, 2012

ASHT’s primary objectives for joining AOTA’s September Hill Day were to represent our position on the Medicare Outpatient Therapy Caps and on the Sustainable Growth Rate fix or fee schedule. At the onset of planning, AOTA’s focus was to get members of the house and senate to support S.829/HR.1546,…