ASHT Blog

Posted by Diane Coker, PT, DPT, CHT on July 06, 2020

June 12 was “Loving Day.” Did you miss it? It is not a designated federal holiday, but I like the concept of having a day not devoted to just one group or another, but a day dedicated to showing love toward all. June 12 is not actually a day about love as an emotion, but the day the US Supreme…

Posted by Cindy Clare Ivy, M.ED, OTD, CHT on June 29, 2020

“Medical consensus” is a public statement of medical knowledge on a particular topic that is generally agreed upon as evidence-based and state-of-the-art knowledge by a representative group of experts. [1] While consensus statements synthesize current information, they do not typically provide…

Posted by Joshua Eppinger, MOT, OTR/L on June 09, 2020

Eating out on a Friday night, going to the gym for a workout class, family reunions, working Monday to Friday and much more were common activities many of us took for granted not too long ago. In the span of a couple weeks, or even a few days, that all changed. Restaurants and gyms closed, limits…

Posted by Board Members-at-Large on June 05, 2020

It's time to talk about the election — the ASHT board election, of course! In May, ASHT announced the slate for the 2020-2021 Board of Directors. ASHT is a member-driven organization. Everything that makes up ASHT is for the membership and to promote the hand therapy profession. Members of the…

Posted by Stacy Baker MOT, OTR/L, CHT on June 01, 2020

This Hand Therapy Week, most of us find ourselves in a different place, both mentally and physically, compared to years past. We have all been changed in some way from the pandemic, and as things evolve, this period of time will no doubt impact us forever. This has taken a toll on each of us. Among…