Journal Club
Live Journal Club
- Date: ,Deadline to Register: July 28, 2025, 7:00 pm
- Date: ,Deadline to Register: August 25, 2025, 7:00 pm
- Date: ,Deadline to Register: September 29, 2025, 7:00 pm
ASHT members are invited to join the ASHT Journal Club. The Journal Club is the official online forum for the Journal of Hand Therapy. Members earn one free continuing education hour for participating in each one-hour Journal Club chat.
Registration is required for the Journal Club. The chat is free for members.
To participate in the Journal Club, members may register by clicking the Register button shown above prior to the live chat. Upon registering, you will receive an email within 15-20 minutes with a link to access the chat, so please monitor your inbox and/or spam folders for this communication.
To purchase Journal Clubs after they are live, please go to our online Store to Journal Club Quizzes.
Important Information on How to Register
When registering, please be certain you complete the entire online registration process to ensure you are indeed registered. Upon successfully registering, you will receive a registration confirmation email containing the chatroom login information within 15-20 minutes. If you do not receive a confirmation email and have checked your spam folder, you are not registered and need to go back and carefully complete the registration process again.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the ASHT online Journal Club, the learner will:
- Find the established research question(s) and identify the rationale for the question(s).
- Define the purpose(s) of the article as described by the author(s).
- Classify the evidence level of the article according to Sackett's hierarchy.
- Identify the application of the author’s conclusion to clinical practice.
- Identify the limitations of the article’s outcome as it applies to the existing body of evidence and to clinical practice.
In order to participate in the Journal Club chat, members must access their Journal of Hand Therapy membership to retrieve articles that are being discussed each month.
To do so, please visit www.asht.org/journal and access your monthly articles as shown below:
Introduction and Standard Questions
In an effort to improve participation and productivity, we have created five standard questions that will be used for each monthly Journal Club chat. The five questions will be the same each month. The questions are as follows:
- What is the research topic/problem?
- What is the purpose of the study?
- What is the level of evidence? What qualifies it to be that level?
- What were the results of the study?
- Will this change your practice? Why or why not and how?
Post-Chat Quiz & CE Certificate
- All participants will be required to complete a five-question quiz to meet the requirement for assessment of learning outcomes.
- You will be able to download and print your CE certificate immediately upon passing the online quiz.
Journal Club Quizzes
2025 September Journal Club – Immediate effects of Kinesio taping in carpal tunnel syndrome: A randomized controlled double-blind ultrasonographic study
Article Description: “Immediate effects of Kinesio taping in carpal tunnel syndrome: A randomized…
2025 June Journal Club - Management of everyday life after a hand operation – A qualitative study of patients with a weak sense of coherence
Article Description: “Management of everyday life after a hand operation – A qualitative study of patients with a…
2025 May Journal Club – The effectiveness of hand therapy for breast cancer survivors experiencing aromatase inhibitor-associated musculoskeletal syndrome in the hands and wrists
Article Description: “The effectiveness of hand therapy for…
2025 April Journal Club – How should we define and assess painful sensitivity in the hand? An international e-Delphi study
Article Description: “How should we define and assess painful sensitivity in the hand? An international e-Delphi…
2025 March Journal Club – The use of non-invasive skin traction orthosis in managing phalangeal fractures
Article Description: “The use of non-invasive skin traction orthosis in managing phalangeal fractures.” Zixian Yang…
2025 February Journal Club – Postoperative hand therapy and the 2018 Medicare therapy cap repeal: Appraising cost and use changes
Article Description: “Postoperative hand therapy and the 2018 Medicare therapy cap repeal: Appraising cost and use changes.”…
2025 January Journal Club – Orthotic interventions for restoring proximal interphalangeal joint motion for patients with hand injuries or conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Article Description: “Orthotic interventions for…
2024 November Journal Club – The effect of muscle-biased manual therapy on shoulder kinematics, muscle performance, functional impairment and pain in patients with frozen shoulder
Article Description: “The effect of muscle-biased manual…
2024 October Journal Club – Assessment and treatment of nonsurgical thumb carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis: A modified Delphi-based consensus paper of the American Society of Hand Therapists
Article Description:
"Assessment and treatment of…
2024 September Journal Club – Efficacy of extension wrist hand orthosis on pain, grip strength and electromyographic activities in lateral epicondylitis: A randomized single-blind clinical trial
Article Description:
"Efficacy of extension wrist…
Article Description: “Action observation plus motor imagery and somatosensory discrimination training are effective non-motor approaches to improve manual dexterity.” Miriana Agnelli, Benedetta Libeccio, Maria Chiara Frisoni, Francesco Bolzoni,…
Article Description: “Treatment of trigger finger with metacarpophalangeal joint blocking orthosis vs relative motion extension orthosis: A randomized clinical trial.” Burcu Yendi, CPO, MSc, Esra Atilgan, PhD, Seda Namaldi, MSc, Cigdem Ayhan Kuru, PhD. January…
Article Description: “2024 June Journal Club – “A randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of mirror therapy in improving strength, range of movement and muscle activity, in people with carpal tunnel syndrome.” Muñoz-Gomez, E., Aguilar-Rodriguez, M.,…
Article Description: “2024 May Journal Club – “Hand therapist use of patient-reported outcomes.” Kristin Valdes, OTD, OTR, CHT, Nancy Naughton, OTD, OTR, CHT, John V. Rider, PhD, OTR/L, MSCS, CEAS. Journal of Hand Therapy, Vol 37, Issue 1 (2024…
Article Description: “2024 April Journal Club – “How should we treat painful sensitivity in the hand? An international e-Delphi study.” Andrea Hebert, Joy MacDermid, Jocelyn Harris, Tara Packman. Journal of Hand Therapy. September 29, 2023.
DOI: https://…
Article Description: “Desired student characteristics for hand therapy clinical placements: A mixed method study.” Kristin Valdes, OTD, OTR, CHT, Jennifer Castelli, OTD, OTR, CHT. Journal of Hand Therapy. Vol 36, Issue 1, P221-227, January 2023.
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Article Description: “The impact of a hand therapy workplace-based educational approach on the management of lateral elbow tendinopathy: A randomized controlled study.” Thuy Tran, BSc (OT)(Hons), Courtenay Harris, PhD, Marina Ciccarelli, PhD. Journal of…
Article Description: “Relative motion flexion following zone I-III flexor tendon repair: Concepts, evidence and practice.” Lisa Newington, PhD, AHT (BAHT), MSc, BSc(hons), Emma Bamford, AHT (BAHT), MSc, BSc(hons), Steven L Henry, MD. Journal of Hand Therapy…
Article Description: “Effect of a stabilization exercise program versus standard treatment for thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis: A randomized trial”. Katie Pisano, OTR/L, CHT, Terri Wolfe, OTR/L, CHT, John Lubahn, MD, Timothy Cooney, MS. Journal of Hand…
Article Description: “Psychometric properties of body structures and functions measures in non-surgical thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis: A systematic review”. Corey McGee, PhD, OTR/L, CHT, Kristin Valdes, OTD, OTR/L, CHT, Caitlin Bakker, Cindy Ivy, M.ED,…
Article Description: “Climbing while healing: An orthotic intervention for rock climbers with a low- grade A2 pulley injury, a case series”. Emily Hartnett, OTD, MOTR/L, CHT, Salvador Bondoc, OTD, OTR/L, CHT, FAOTA, Ann Marie Feretti, EdD, OTR/L, CHT. …
Article Description: “Effect of Kinesio taping on wrist kinematics and functional performance: A randomized controlled trial.” Dilara Ozen Oruk, PT, MSc, Mehmet Gurhan Karakaya, PT, PhD, Semiha Yenisehir, PT, MSc, Ilkim Citak Karakaya, PT, PhD. Journal of Hand…
Article Description: “Psychosocial factors addressed by occupational therapists in hand therapy: A mixed-methods study.” Melinda B. Kurrus, OTD, OTR/L, CHT, CLT-UE, CEAS I, Vanessa D. Jewell, PhD, OTR/L, Steven Gerardi, PhD, OTD, MSS, OTR, Michael Gerg, DOT, OTR…
Article Description: "Biopsychosocial factors associated with pain severity and hand disability in trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis and non-surgical management." Hamasaki T, Choinière M, Harris PG, Bureau NJ, Gaudreault N, Patenaude N. Journal of Hand…
Article Description: “Are the outcomes of relative motion extension orthoses non-inferior and cost-effective compared with dynamic extension orthoses for management of zones V-VI finger extensor tendon repairs: A randomized control trial.” JMiranda Buhler, PhD,…
Article Description: “Exercise relative motion orthoses: Use of the pencil test and variations of its use for assessing and managing different finger conditions.” Julianne W. Howell, MS, PT, CHT, Sarah G. Ewald, OTR, ECHT, Deborah A. Schwartz, OTD, OTR/L, CHT. Journal of…
Article Description: “Mid-term effects of two different kinesio tape treatments in female patients with subacromial impingement syndrome: Randomized controlled ultrasonographic study.” Elif Umay-Altaş, MD, Hatice Ecem-Konak, MD, Sibel Ünsal-Delialioğlu, MD, Şule Şahin-Onat, MD,…
Article Description: “Shoulder structure and function: The impact of osteoarthritis and rehabilitation strategies.” Amber R. Vocelle, DO, PhD, Garrett Weidig, MS, Tamara R. Bush, PhD. Journal of Hand Therapy. Volume 35, Issue 3, P377-387, July 2022.
DOI: https://…
Article Description: "Clinical effects of proprioceptive thumb exercise for individuals with carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial." Raquel Cantero-Téllez, PhD, PT, OT, CHT, Lori A. Algar, OTD, OTR/L, CHT, Kristin A Valdes, OTD, OTR, CHT, Nancy…