Hands-on Orthotics - Garden City, NY
Date: February 21, 2026
Time: 8 am – 5 pm
Location:
Metro Physical and Aquatic Therapy
800 East Gate Blvd
Garden City, NY 11530
Instructor:
James Wagner, OTD, OTR/L, CHT, COMT, CSCS
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:
- Demonstrate ability to fabricate several custom orthoses
- Identify indications/contraindications of the orthoses shown below
- Demonstrate knowledge of practical applications of orthoses
Orthoses To Be Fabricated:
- Forearm Based Radial Gutter
- Forearm Based Ulnar Gutter
- Hand Based Dupuytren’s
- Hand Based Thumb Spica
- Mallet
- Muenster
- Resting Hand
- Forearm Based Thumb Spica
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.