Hands-on Orthotics – Charlotte, NC

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Hands-on Orthotics - Charlotte, NC 

Date: June 6, 2026

Time: 8 am – 5 pm

Location:
Atrium Health Pineville
10660 Park Rd, Suite 3200
Charlotte, NC 28210

Instructor:
Karol Spraggs-Young, OTD, OTR/L, CHT

Course Description:
Hands-on Orthotics is a lab-intensive, customized course designed to improve orthotic fabrication skills. This course is for beginner to intermediate practitioners/hand therapists. Participants receive a digital course manual, and orthoses are customized according to the class.

Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate ability to fabricate several custom orthoses
  2. Identify indications/contraindications of the orthoses shown below
  3. Demonstrate knowledge of practical applications of orthoses

  4. Justify orthotic design choices based on client-specific occupational demands, tissue healing constraints, and biomechanical principles

Orthoses To Be Fabricated:  

  1. Forearm Based Thumb Spica
  2. Forearm Based Ulnar Gutter
  3. Muenster
  4. Volar Wrist
  5. Radial Nerve Palsy
  6. Static Progressive MP Flexion
  7. Static Progressive PIP Extension

Continuing Education Credit:
The course has been approved for 8 contact hours, or 0.8 CEUS, from the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) and the Board of Certification of Certified Athletic Trainers (BOC-ATC).

Registration Fee:
Members $280
Non-Members $325

Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Limited enrollment is planned to ensure quality of course and ample instructor-participant attention. Cancellation of registration up to two weeks prior to course date will result in a refund minus a $50 cancellation fee. THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS AFTER THIS ESTABLISHED DEADLINE. It is the responsibility of the registrant to notify ASHT of cancellation in writing or by email to education@asht.org. Refunds will be issued within 30 days of notification. In the unlikely event that a course is canceled, ASHT will provide full refund of the registration fee only.

All grievances may be directed to the ASHT Education Division by sending an email to education@asht.org.

For further information or questions regarding this course, contact education@asht.org. 

Presenter(s)
Karol Spraggs-Young, OTD, OTR/L, CHT

Karol has been an occupational therapist since 1990 and a Certified Hand Therapist since 1997. After working in a variety of outpatient settings, her passion for lifelong learning led her to the OT program at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA where she completed her doctoral degree in 2015. Karol has authored publications for the Hand Therapy Certification Committee and the American Society of Hand Therapists, contributed to several textbooks, and is an adjunct instructor and guest lecturer in graduate level occupational therapy programs. Karol is an active member of the American Society of Hand Therapists and a board member for the Hand Therapy Certification Committee. She is currently in private practice outside of Asheville, NC.