Members in the News

Posted on April 02, 2012

ASHT member Debbie Phibbs, a certified hand therapist with Arlington Physical and Hand Therapy in Arlington, is all too familiar with the chronic injuries that can take place in an office environment. She was recently featured in Herald Business Journal article on preventing chronic workplace pains…

Posted on February 18, 2012

At 90 years old, Evelyn Mackin has the rare pleasure of seeing her life’s work continue to grow and reach new heights. Now retired as a resident of Friends Village [in Woodstown, N.J.], Mackin worked alongside talented physical therapists and surgeons to develop hand therapy as a specialty. She…

Posted on February 16, 2012

The Society for Hand Therapy, India (ISHT) held its first National Hand Therapy Conference, December 3-5 in Mumbai, India. US hand therapist, Manisha Sharma, OTR/L, CHT presented a device to treat finger fractures.                                 

Posted on February 16, 2012

In 2010 the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN) embarked on a comprehensive fundraising initiative: Raising $200,000 in scholarship funds to support the continued education of WOC nurses. WOCN asked ASHT President Jerry Coverdale to write guest posts for the WOCN Cycling for…

Posted on February 16, 2012

Irishman returns to play second round after suffering painful injury at PGA Championship. Read the original article >>