Emily Hartnett, OTD, MOTR/L, CHT graduated with her Bachelors of Health Science in 2017, her Masters of Occupational Therapy in 2019, and her Doctorate of Occupational Therapy with a focus on rock-climbers' injuries in 2022 from Quinnipiac University. Emily is an avid rock climber herself and has been specializing in the treatment of the upper extremity since she received her OT license in February of 2019. Emily has combined her hobby and career to treat rock climbers; she has developed effective return to climb protocols and effective strategies, such as PRO (Pulley Ring Orthotic, patent pending) fabrication and application, to allow climbers to continue to climb while rehabilitating from injury.
Sponsored by Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center
This episode of Hands in Motion is sponsored by The Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center, a private hand surgery and hand therapy practice recognized across the world for our specialization in problems and injuries of the upper extremity. Our highly-skilled, hand therapists take a multidisciplinary team approach to treatment. They have extensive training and the expertise to design individualized therapy plans that help our patients reduce the risk of re-injury and restore function in the shortest period of time possible, in a cost-effective manner.
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The Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center will run a conference in May. Hand Care 2024 is geared towards the practicing clinician with a special interest in hand and upper extremity rehabilitation with the goal of advancing the practice of hand therapy and quality of patient care. This 3-day course includes lectures, research, anatomy and orthotics labs, panel discussions with therapists and surgeons, state-of-the-art exhibits, and some FUN! Join us May 16th through the 18th in Noblesville, Indiana. For more information and to register for the conference, visit our website at www.handcareconference.com.
On this episode, we are joined by Emily Hartnett, an occupational therapist and Certified Hand Therapist who has turned her hobby of rock climbing into a specialty area of practice. She shares with us common injuries sustained by rock climbers and unique aspects of caring for this patient population.
