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Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Time: 5:00 PM PT / 6:00 PM MT / 7:00 PM CT / 8:00 PM ET
Deadline to Register: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Presented by: Kantessa Stewart, OTR/L, CHT, & Katie Pisano, OTR/L, CHT
Format: 45 minutes presentation, 15 minutes Q&A
Webinar Description: This webinar offers a comprehensive analysis of the elbow's intricate design, focusing on its ligamentous, bony, and dynamic architecture. Designed to elevate clinical approaches to upper extremity rehabilitation, the course examines how fractures and dislocations disrupt structural balance and joint stability. Participants will analyze critical decision-making frameworks to determine precisely when and how to safely introduce and navigate movement throughout the healing process to optimize patient recovery.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants will:
1. Define Casting Motion to Mobilize Stiffness (CMMS).
2. List components of the CMMS Technique.
3. Identify the scientific principles underlying CMMS.
4. Identify patients appropriate for the CMMS technique.
5. Evaluate abnormal movement patterns contributing to hand stiffness.
6. Analyze the different cast design options and their clinical applications.
CE Credit: 1.0 continuing education hours, or 0.10 CEUs
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Pricing:
Members $35
Student Members $20
Non-Members $55
Student Non-Members $30
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Katie Pisano is an OT and CHT in Erie, PA at the Hand and Upper Body Rehabilitation Center. As a 2008 graduate of Gannon University's Masters program for Occupational Therapy, she has experience working at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, primarily with individuals recovering from stroke and traumatic brain injury. She completed the Evelyn J. Mackin Hand Therapy Fellowship through the Philadelphia Hand Center in 2013 and received her Certified Hand Therapy designation in 2015. She has been involved in various clinical, research, teaching and writing roles throughout her career. Katie's areas of interest include hand fractures and stiff hands, pain management, thumb osteoarthritis, tendon injuries, custom splinting and neurological upper extremity recovery. Outside of work, Katie loves spending time with her husband and two kids, running, dancing, doing yoga and spending time along the beautiful shores of Lake Erie.
Kantessa Stewart has been an Occupational Therapist since 1999 and a Certified Hand Therapist since 2007. She graduated from The Ohio State University earning her Bachelor of Science in Allied Health Professions in 1999 and attended Drexel University, obtaining a Certificate in the Advanced Practice of Hand and Upper Quarter Rehabilitation in 2007. Kantessa has spent the majority of her career in out-patient orthopedics. She started in a hospital-based clinic for the first 10 years of her career, moving to a physician-owned practice for the last 16 years. Kantessa has developed transitional work programs providing specialized hand therapy in manufacturing facilities, expanded a mall hand therapy program within a local hospital, and opened hand therapy satellite clinics for the physician-owned practice where she is employed.
Kantessa has worked diligently to expand the knowledge of Hand Therapy in western Ohio. She has developed sound programs with skilled therapists, provided continuous learning opportunities for staff and started the Dayton Hand Therapy Group, scheduling bimonthly continuing education. Kantessa has lectured on various topics of the upper extremity at both state and national conferences including ASHT, OOTA and ASSH, Virtual Platforms and has taught Orthosis Fabrication at Rhodes State College. Currently she is employed within the Hand Center of Southwestern Ohio/Orthopedic Associates as a Clinical Manager, carrying a full patient caseload. She collaborates with the surgeons on protocol development, assists in Journal Club planning, organizes staffing in therapy clinics and serves as a clinical specialist within the Hand Therapy Department.
Kantessa thrives on challenges and strives to search for solutions for patients not responding to traditional therapy techniques. Her interest in CMMS began after taking a Virtual CMMS Course taught by Robyn Midgley. Since then she has worked hard to utilize Judy Colditz’s technique in the clinic to help patients with limited motion not responding to their courses of treatment. Kantessa continued to further develop her understanding of the CMMS technique by mentoring from Judy Colditz to problem-solve difficult cases. She assists in leading the bimonthly CMMS Discussion Group sponsored by BraceLab and worked with a team of hand therapists to develop the one and two day Hands-on Casting Motion to Mobilize Stiffness Travelling course for ASHT released in December 2024. Kantessa is passionate about sharing the CMMS technique with other therapists because of the change it has made in her own practice and the successful outcomes she has obtained with her patients.
Contact info:
stewartkantessa@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/kantessa-stewart-otr-l-cht-853219235