Here's MY process when managing your time with documenting.  As a student,  my best advice is to follow your CI's lead.  Right or wrong....you should follow and learn as much as possible.  Learning can be about "what I want to do as an OT" and it is also "what I would NOT do once I am an OT."

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Michelle OT/L, CHT , Listen to her personal testimony and experience with HTS and
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Aaron received his Master’s degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Delaware and is a Certified Functional Manual Therapist through the Institute of Physical Art. Functional manual therapy is a highly skilled method which uses a hands-on approach to diagnose and treat soft tissues and joint structures, restoring the body to its normal function. Aaron has been helping patients get back to doing the things they love for over twenty years now.

Timestamps:
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01:24 - Aaron's Intro
02:20 - How long has Aaron been specialized?
03:38 - How did Aaron improve his skills?
04:08 - Networking with other occupational therapists
05:34 - How difficult is it to treat another therapist?
08:53 - Manual Therapy
12:53 - Pre-principle of Occupational/Physical Therapy
13:00 The 3 Core Principles
15:08 - Demonstration Time!
20:45 - Sensation Test
23:07 - Foundational Complex in the Shoulder
31:31 - Overview

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00:29 Hand Therapy Mentorship vs Courses
01:18 Delivery and Information of Hand Therapy
02:43 Applying What you Learn In Hand Therapy
03:24 Gaining Knowledge and Various Topics in Hand Therapy
05:13 Engagement , Support & Community in Hand Therapy
07:10 Gaining Experience and Knowlege in Hand Therapy
07:34 Its Easy and Fun, The Eaze of doing a Mentorship Program Online. 

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Occupational Therapy & Splinting Questions. Custom Orthosis, Hand Therapy Secrets

That being said....you still need skills like manual skills and knowing what to properly recommend and provide for your patients in hand therapy
Questions we covered includes:
1. 3:54 Splinting! Materials, how to get your patients to NOT touch, what happens when there’s swelling!
2.  5:38 When the Orthosis Doesn't Fit When They Get Home?
3.  7:11 What if You Make a Splint That is Different From A Doctor's Order.
4.  8:30 Be a Problem Solver
5.  11:58 Pillar Pain/Carpal Tunnel Surgery

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Nicole's Journey To Becoming a CHT | Testimonial

[00:00:43] Hey, how are you? I am, I'm finally coming out of my haze. It was awesome. Right? [00:01:00] I mean like, so I just want to start with saying, congratulations. Um, you have worked so hard and I really am just so happy for you. Um, tell me what you're thinking about when you open your email, you opened the email, didn't you, did you open the email?
[00:01:21] Well, so yeah, what happened then was the email came in and I, um, well I found out from someone else at the results came in and I had been thinking. How am I going to open this thing until I get home? Cause I was just too afraid to do what at work. And I only had one coworker who knew I was taking the test again.
[00:01:47] And so I I'm went man. And she's like, what's the matter? And I'm like, results are in. She's like what's going on? I said, oh. So, what are you going to do? And I'm like, I think I'm going to wait till I get home. She says, rip that [00:02:00] bandaid off. So as I'm trying to go through it, you know, my hands are shaking.
[00:02:06] And the first thing I saw was the word, congratulations. I threw her my phone and I said, you have to read it. I can't do this anymore. And she started screaming saying, you pass your pants your best. And so. We were in an open gym. So where OTs are in the corner and PTs are on the other side of the gym and they start hearing a screaming and they're coming, running over that we dropped somebody.
[00:02:29] Right. And, um, and, uh, yeah. And from then on, it's been a major hate. Uh, it was like, and then like, they were like, they got scared. Cause was it the center of the ER she's hyperventilating? I just, I just, I started crying and laughing. I didn't know what else to think. I just, it was like very surreal I had.
[00:02:54] And then when I came home, I kept having to read it to make sure it was correct. You know, you get a [00:03:00] little, get a little less. Little gun shy when you, you know, when you try and you get that, we're sorry. You know, and it's like, sure, doesn't say, sorry. And I remember that's the one thing that, um, I remember when we spoke about it this last time you were like, I'm so scared of that email.
[00:03:25] Like you almost have, like, you've been traumatized by this stupid email. Pretty much. Yeah. So my coworkers are calling it PTSD. They're like, you've got PTSD from emails. I said, yeah, pretty much. Yeah. Yeah. Just from that one email, just from that, just from that one email. Right. So, um, now that you're kind of coming out of this haze, um, like how, how outside of like being really, I guess, happy, like.
[00:03:59] [00:04:00] How did you feel, did you think it was what you expected it to be like? Well, it was kind of funny because, so the information came in on Tuesday. I, I came home and I was talking to a friend of mine who, like, I went stealth with a lot of people. Like there was only very minimal people. So everyone who knew in the past that I taken it, they thought I had given up and wasn't going back in.
[00:04:33] Cause I said, the last time I said, that's it I'm done. I can't do this anymore. I'm shot. And so when I made the decision to go back. Not telling me I'm a telling people. Like, I always told a core numb, like only like not even a handful. Okay. All right. So, because those are the people I needed to be my support.
[00:04:53] So, um, I, so I was driving home and I was talking to [00:05:00] one of my friends who did not know. So she's freaking out on the phone, happy for me. And she texts me later. The next day. She's like, you must be on cloud nine, stay on that cloud. And the first thing I went is I am not on that cloud because when I came home from work, I just, I, this is what I call it.
[00:05:18] I just felt like a wrung out. All the emotions had just come crashing through. Yeah. And then yesterday, when I went back to work, I was more like a zombie and every single, I mean, more people are more happier than I was yesterday because I was just so wiped out today is when I started to feel the joy of passing the exam.
[00:05:42] Okay, good. That's amazing. Yeah, because you're like, I feel like. It sounds like you were just holding your breath this whole time. I did it. I, yeah, I was because, and I didn't realize I was doing that and it was, I didn't [00:06:00] realize it. And then it's like, I came home and I went, okay, now what do I do? You know?
[00:06:06] So it took me a couple of days to really kind of chew on it. And it's like, now I'm like, yeah, I'm good. Now. Like how. I'm incredibly proud are you of the hard decision that you had to make this last time? And so we're going to kind of just keep walking backwards this last time. Like how hard was that decision for you?
[00:06:33] Because let's, let's just tell people because, and you don't have to go into numbers if you don't want to, but you've taken this. Test numerous times. And we you've been with me for two years. Yeah. You've been with me for two years and we did stuff differently this time, but you've been with me [00:07:00] for two years.
[00:07:01] And this last time there was a difference in you, but how hard was that decision? Well, I was talking to, I think I shared this with you. I was talking with a friend of mine in the store. So, you know, found out in may that I, or June, I didn't, I didn't pass again. And so I was just like, you know what, I'm so tired of this, but like these last, so the last two times I was just right on that tip.
[00:07:36] And each time I just like got just closer and closer and I just went, I don't know if I can do this anymore. And so I was sitting with a friend who had gone out, we were talking and he said to me, And it was the big, it was, it was like just before the weekend. And he said to me, he's like, you know what, you're not taking it.
[00:07:57] Don't take it. Just, don't take it, [00:08:00] put it in your brain. Don't take it. And you're done. You're not going to take it. He's like, I'm, let's just say, she's like, just do what, how you feeling on it. It was the most miserable Satish weekends I had had. Because I just felt completely deflated that I said, that's it.
[00:08:17] I'm not doing it. And I just was like, I was so upset and then. Then I think one of your emails came on offering the one-on-one and I, well, then I started playing the, what if game in my head, you know, what, if I do that, no, it's just, I have to sign up for the exam, but what if I do this? I don't have to sign up for the exam, but I was miserable.
[00:08:41] And then by, I gave myself a couple of weeks on that and then I went, I can't walk away from this again.
[00:08:51] The time I have to try one time and that's when I made the decision in the middle of the summer to go after it again. [00:09:00] Yeah. And that was great. I mean, cause I think you did things differently this time around, cause I always talk about like there's a knowledge based stuff. There's all that knowledge stuff.
[00:09:15] You're learning about the bones and the muscles and the protocols and the tests and all this stuff. But then there's a huge component that I think a lot of people don't talk about don't address and that's the mindset. And there was, you know, there there's, there's a big, you know, it's like the elephant in the room that no one wants to talk about, but we need to talk about it.
[00:09:40] Yeah. Well, the other thing was, which you didn't know. When I finally signed up for the exam, I didn't sign up right away. Not that I was at the end either, but I, I was halfway cause usually in the past I would sign it as soon as it opened up. Boom. I would sign up. Here we go. I would take it the first week.
[00:09:59] Boom. [00:10:00] And this time I didn't do that this time I waited. And so I decided, you know what, I'm going to take it the final week. And I says, well, you know, I still wanted to get it on like a Friday and I wanted to get it in the morning. Well, couldn't get it on Friday. I couldn't get it in the morning. And I went, yeah.
[00:10:17] So I was like, okay, so it's Thursday afternoon. Okay. And, um, I said, this will be really different, cause I'm always used to taking the exam in the morning. Well, That day, you know, I did what I needed to do through the day I got in a nice little walk in the morning beforehand and, you know, prepared and I left in plenty of time to get there.
[00:10:41] Plenty of extra time. I hit every roadblock getting there, every roadblock just like tonight. Cause you know, I said, oh, I might be like, it took me two hours to get home. The traffic is ridiculous in this area. Wow. Yeah, it's ridiculous. And so I. [00:11:00] I wanted to get there a good half hour to 45 minutes before the exam.
[00:11:04] 15 minutes, I got there 15 minutes before it could get in. Wait, it gets even better. Then I had to wait for all these other people in front of me. Who's taking the real estate exam. BSBI FBI exam. That, that exam, that this exam I didn't get until 10 minutes late. Wow. I was. Fuming fuming. I was angry in the car.
[00:11:27] I was angry. So I was mad going into the exam because I didn't know if I lost my time trying to get into the exam. So. So, and then I started taking the examine, you know, and then it was like, I had like Nicole cooled down. I had to talk to myself to cool down and, and uh, and then I just hit it. Um, some of the questions I went, what, you know, I got a little angry, so questions, but I, I just want, you know what, this is what I think it is.
[00:11:58] And I think I just, because in [00:12:00] that anger, I got that confidence in me and I just went through it and. I was the last one out of the building. They had, they were locking doors, like before I was even out of the, you let me in 10 minutes late, I'm taking my time, reclaiming them on time. So, but then, you know, then I left in and I met that core group of people that I, who knew, cause they're taking me out.
[00:12:23] They're like, how'd you do? I said, I don't know. I was, I was so angry and they're like, well, this is different. Cause usually. Crying. Cause I just was so upset, but then this time I left angry and the first time you're crying, the second time you were more relieved, you were like, I felt more comfortable. I felt more confident.
[00:12:44] I didn't change the answers, you know? And then, then this time you left angry. Okay. So really honestly, everything that you did was different from the decision. Making to the, you know, um, from the [00:13:00] get-go to all the way down to, to signing up for the exam. And actually when you took it, like, so everything literally was out of your hands and then the university sands.
[00:13:13] Yep. Yeah, pretty much. I said it's in God's hands everything's in God's hands that's right. But you made the decision. Like that made the decision. So I, I loved your, what that was gonna say. My boss, my boss came in today because she was out for a few days and I did text her. She was freaking out. So when she came in today, she was like, you didn't tell any of us.
[00:13:39] And I went, Nope, wasn't going to tell any of you guys. And she just was like, She's just like I am. So she was so, so wonderful. Like her and my supervisor, they're just so wonderful. They're like, we're so glad you tried it again. And, um, you know, And in, in a, in a big meeting quality, [00:14:00] they brought it up and they just went, you have no idea what she's been through.
[00:14:04] And then one of the, um, one of the more senior people they said, yes, we do from COVID. We know what she's been through. And they were just, oh, so all of a sudden my, my, my emails started lighting up from everybody throughout the hospital. You know, you're gonna be in the newspaper again, Nicole, you're going to be in the newspaper again.
[00:14:24] Like, I don't want to say it, like get used to. Your base is everywhere. You know, I'm putting this out like I'm, so I'm so proud and excited for what you've, um, you know, really accomplished. And, you know, when I, I, one of the reasons I really love sharing your story is really honestly the persistence, right?
[00:14:48] That's been the key term for this last time going into it, that everything like you have one persistent check and I'm like, yeah, I'm stubborn. Yeah. You want like, what do I say? [00:15:00] You want what you want? Because you want it like no justification, no explaining why and what and whatever are you wanting?
[00:15:07] That's it. And why shouldn't you work for it? It gives you great satisfaction and look how, you know. Like accomplished you feel because you did it and didn't give up, you know, but I also feel like you, you know, cause there's a lot of people who take the exam and they fail and they get. And then maybe they take it twice and they fail each time and they give up and, and, you know, um, sometimes people take breaks in between and, and like, Hey, that's fine.
[00:15:40] Uh, you, you have to make the decision what's best for you. And what's comfortable for you and like your lifestyle, but at the end of the day, at the end of the day, it really comes down to your persistence and like, um, like, like really just deciding to go after your. Your goals and, you [00:16:00] know, um, what would you say?
[00:16:05] And, and, and I love sharing your story because of that persistence. So what would you say to somebody who has failed multiple times? What would, what's your best advice for them? Well, first of all, I think I hold the record. I don't know. Cause I've spoken to some people. Okay. I have, um, this last time, the difference with this last time than previous ones.
[00:16:38] Before I would wait. I would like give it a few years before I would go back to try this time. I didn't, I just kept slamming it. It's like I took it last November. It didn't happen. I took it again may. And then it was like, in my head I'm with, I have all this information in my head. I cannot let it go. I got to try it again.[00:17:00] 
[00:17:00] So it was just like kept pounding. It just kept pounding it. I had to try. I just had to that's my that's me. That's me to the core. Like the reason why I put these videos out and the reason why I go on. Video knots, because I don't, I'm tired of hearing myself speak, but I think it's so important. Like when, when people give themselves too long of a break in between like these years, and I've spoken to so many therapists who to take it, feel that failure, like they feel it, you know, so deep to their core that they sort of give up.
[00:17:33] And then you, you do, you, you forget that knowledge and then you have to almost start from scratch. And that's why, like, when I'm persistent, Well, it gives us like, just do it again. It take your score, you know, what have you learned from that? Cause it's not failure. If you learn something from it and you learn something every single time.
[00:17:55] Oh, absolutely. Every single time I walked away with more knowledge and my patients were the [00:18:00] better for it as well. No matter how you look at the patients for the better for it. And, you know, my coworkers were noticing and they became, somebody noticed a change in how I was treating and how I was communicating with both patients, them and medical personnel.
[00:18:14] And, and, and it was just like, and they knew my disappointment. They, they knew how much I was trying so hard. Um, But like, like I said, this last time I decided I was going to keep it a secret. And, and for me, I was like, how do I explain it? It was like getting down really down low in the grit and going head on this last time, you know, like, not that I wasn't trying the other ones because I was really calling on all of them, but there was just something a little bit different.
[00:18:45] And I think it was because the. The thought of never going back to take it again. That made me so upset. I said, no guys got to do this. So I think that's what gave me the grit to keep going. And I think, but you [00:19:00] sorta kinda like go to like you, you did it. Yeah, you're right. You're just trying to think of like what changed?
[00:19:08] I think, um, I think one of the biggest things this time around, I think just because we were able to, you know, you committed to that one-on-one time with me, um, that, like I had to be such a hard ass, like I was kinda mean and brutal. Well, I, I'm going to be honest with you in that when I said okay, to that, one-on-one with you.
[00:19:36] It was intimidating for me because here I am, you know, and here I'm going to work with you. Who knows your stuff. Who's a CHT, who's teaching this stuff and you know, and here I'm going and here, I'm already insecure with my own knowledge base and I'm going to be like, she's going to think I'm like a stupid idiot, you know, kind of thing.
[00:19:54] And, but then in my head I went, but that's what I need. I need someone [00:20:00] who's going to go either. You got the stuff, but you're not using it. Right. Which is a big thing. It's like I had the stuff, but I just wasn't using it. Right. And, and so there was both a challenge and validation in my knowledge. And that was a big thing that I was finding this time around cause challenge and about, cause I keep telling you, you know, so much, I barely know anything.
[00:20:24] I got a textbook I'm studying specifically in a way. To share it. So you could, you could kind of like absorb it in a different way, but you know, so much, you know, so much, I think I just had to bridge the gap to the application to applying it. Yeah. And I mean, and when you take the exam, everyone says it's the jar exam.
[00:20:50] So there's that intimidation there as well. You know? So it's like, I just had to say.
[00:20:59] You had to change [00:21:00] your story. I keep saying, we are told a story as occupational therapists, as people trying to specialize in have their there's so many stories that people feed us, right. That, that. You know, are told you, we have one story about being OT, you know, like nobody understands us. We're not enough, like all this bullshit.
[00:21:23] Right. And then, uh, when you try to become a certified hand therapist, you almost get segregated from the OT population, which is another story. People will tell us, but that's not true. That's not true. Just because we focus on very specific types of injuries. We still have our OT brain, our OT mind, and how we break things down and how we apply it to help people so that they can function in their lives with the two tools that God's given us.
[00:21:51] Um, that's so important, you know, the whole thing, um, But yeah, like, and then you're, then you're, you're [00:22:00] told that, you know, it's so hard, almost impossible to become a certified hand therapist. And those stories actually stick with us. And one par of even taking the exam or even giving yourself a chance to try is to change that story around.
[00:22:19] And at some point we think we'd change it, but you really had to change your story. Yes. You really had to change your story in the sense that you cannot say that Nicole doesn't know stuff. Like, I feel like I needed, I changed that. Like I had to like put that in your head the whole time. Yes. Yeah. And that was a step.
[00:22:44] That was a statement. I started saying. Especially to the circle knew. I said, I know, and I felt it. And I mean, you kept saying it, but I was starting to say too, I was saying, I know a lot of stuff. I know what I'm doing. I get past this thing, you know, I [00:23:00] just had to, but I wasn't saying that before this time around, I was saying that this certain belief in yourself.
[00:23:11] Yeah. Yeah. The biggest change. Yeah. So the biggest change, and to be honest with you, like, I always say this the, sometimes it's not about, I mean, I talk a lot about getting those letters, but that's because most people want those letters, but it's the journey that you go on to get those letters, right? Yeah.
[00:23:32] What a journey you've been on. So amazing. And I was. And just meeting all the different people through the classes and the study groups and different things like that, you know, like they know people across the whole United States at this point, you know? So it's been pretty cool. Yeah. Kind to created a nice little circle of, you know, a therapist to, to lean off may not and lean, you know, [00:24:00] Kind of bang off from each other.
[00:24:03] Yeah. They're doing the same thing. They're, like-minded in the sense that they strive to be excellent. Right. They strive to constantly learn and grow and develop themselves because at the end of the day, um, you know, we only burn out and get bored and frustrated or we're not doing those things. Yeah. Yeah.
[00:24:25] So, but I always, I always like to share your story. Your persistence. Um, and now like how you've, you know, each step of the way change and made the tough decisions, uh, to get you to where you are today, which is a CHD. Congratulations when you super happy. Um, I couldn't be happier for, I mean, that made my day made my year grateful to be on this journey with you.
[00:24:58] Like so [00:25:00] grateful. It was crazy after I had emailed you and then, oh, I called you. I know I was like, Miami, that's gotta be one. Cause like we get all the spam calls. I'm like, I don't pick them up. And I'm like, Miami, I wonder, I think the fearful and then we both,
[00:25:21] no, I was in the middle of my clinic and I screamed. I was, and people were like looking at me at the patients and everyone was like, oh, it's like,
[00:25:34] I've got to call her.
[00:25:38] Yeah, I saw you emailed me back, but I didn't look at the email till later in the evening. Cause I had, I went oh shit. But yeah. So you were screaming my arms screaming in my clinic. Uh, it was, it was just crazy. They're still screaming. It's like I said, it's so fun. How does that hurl celebrate all the way to the new year [00:26:00] and then some, okay.
[00:26:01] So,
[00:26:05] all right. Well, thank you so much, um, for coming on, sharing your story. And thank you, you know, thank you for doing this, you know, because when I made the decision to start to go back into studying, this was the fall of 2019 and it was around Christmas time. And a friend of mine had known a friend of mine, knew we were, I was starting to do this and she found your Lincoln forwarded it to me.
[00:26:30] And that's how I started. That journey. That's how I found you. And we started that in 2020 before the whole COVID crazy stuff kicked in, but, um, Your, your videos. Like I went through every single one of your videos multiple times through the years and note took on everything and, um, reviewed and, you know, the, the, what I call the wrestling of information [00:27:00] back and forth.
[00:27:00] Cause I mean, we used to have conversations that were like wrestling matches, you know, just trying to break my break, my skull open to get that information out. So, um, Uh, thank you for doing this. Thank you for opening up, you know, making this class. Cause you know, for me, I think it was a game changer from previous attempts really, and, you know, and learning and getting an understanding the information, you know, it's one thing to just get information and just regurgitate it out.
[00:27:30] It's another thing to have it go inside of you so you understand it. And so you're able to then talk the talk, whether you're talking to a patient or to a doctor. Let me ask you like a lot of times people come on and they think they're getting one thing, you know, they they're coming in for the lecture, the bones, attendance, all that good stop.
[00:27:52] What is the one thing you got out of this program that you weren't really expecting, but that you [00:28:00] found really valuable? Um, Well, I can go with 20 different directions on that one. Really? Um, like I said, the. The challenging and the validation of the information. Okay. Yeah. That's the one thing, because in the challenge and the validation, it becomes really, it becomes almost internal, all that stuff became so internal and it wasn't just a bunch of facts, but it became the point of.
[00:28:32] Um, it became, and this is going to sound silly. It became a part of me so that when I started having, I started talking to somebody and they came out with a question from left field. I was able to just turn it around and come back with, with, with the information, because it, it almost becomes ingrained in you, you understand that?
[00:28:54] Yeah, so it's so it was like, okay, great. I passed the exam. It's wonderful. The CHT, [00:29:00] but that information, like, I don't think I'm going to forget it because it's too down deep inside. Now that it'll just keep going. You know what I mean? That makes sense. Yeah, no, it does. It does. It's the, it's the understanding that concept.
[00:29:17] Um, so one of the things I try to do is break down how I think like step by step by step, that's where the framework kind of come from. Um, and you know, so that I can, I can share that piece and how you break stuff down. Cause when you, when you understand a concept fully versus just memorizing something, that's when you can see something and all of a sudden.
[00:29:43] Oh, it's this. And it's not that you just, all the sudden pulled it out of your butt. It's because you took the time to really fully understand that concept in a way. Then now your brain can process information faster and faster and trust. [00:30:00] And that's, that's the difference between, you know, you, you becoming that critical thinker problem solver, and decision-maker, you, you have to really understand that.
[00:30:08] So that, that when you have to do those things, it's that much faster. Right. And for someone like me, who. Panics and exams. Um, when they hit you with that question, you're going to be like, like you're able to like, almost catch the tail end of it, and go wait a minute. And then what would I used? What I would say is work the questions through, because like granted, maybe we read it in the book.
[00:30:37] From right to left, but the question asked to, to you from left to right and bottom to up. Right. So, so the information it got into a certain way, so that when you got hit with that question, even though it was coming at you from another different angle, you were able to kind of. Work it around and then work it through to get the answer you needed to answer the [00:31:00] question your, your thinking became flexible.
[00:31:03] Yeah. Yeah. You're thinking became flexible. That's it? That's it. That's what I was trying to say.
[00:31:11] Yeah. Yeah. We've talked about that before, you know, being able to. But being able to be flexible, like how you're approaching it. Very good. Okay. Awesome. Well, thank you so much for sharing. I think that this we're really help motivate, encourage, um, anyone who's taken the exam and have failed, no matter how many times you failed, you know, uh, you, you only fail if you stop trying, but you learn.
[00:31:42] You know, um, from those failures and you'll always be successful. So, um, thank you for sharing your story. Thank you for using your story to encourage so many other people. Cause I think that, you know me, I think we, we helped so many people with the, you know, everyone, if they're lucky there's two [00:32:00] arms and two hands.
[00:32:01] And there is such a need for more certified hand therapist all over the world. And no matter how many times you failed, um, get up and you can do it again. And you can be like, Nicole, you really want that bed. And I mean, you know, like if someone's listening to this and they just don't know. Do what I did just say, that's it.
[00:32:24] I'm not taking it. I'm not taking with them. Not taking it. I'm done. I'm walking away from it. Don't even crack a book you're not done. And then sit on that and feel what you feel. And if you feel like sad, which is what I do in the, maybe you're not done. And maybe you need to try one more time. I love it. I love it.
[00:32:51] Thanks, Nicole. You're welcome. Thank you. Congratulations again. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Carpal Tunnel Pet Peeve
[00:00:43] Hey its Hoang here. I am going to talk about carpal tunnel, right? I want to talk about carpal tunnel. I don't know why this is a pet peeve of mine, but I want to talk to you about carpal tunnel because man, every time I see it in the group, it drives me crazy. So I [00:01:00] see these posts all over the place and. So we deal with this kind of issue when patients call us about carpal tunnel.
[00:01:08] So as, as occupational therapists, as hand therapists, we have a tendency to think like, oh, carpal tunnel, uh, you know, brace, uh, or surgery. So why. Why is it that when it comes to carpal tunnel syndrome, it's either brace or surgery, right? Y Y Y is, you know, um, oh, I think I have carpal tunnel. Oh, put a brace on, do tendon glides and there is a more to carpal tunnel than wearing a brace and getting surgery.
[00:01:46] I swear to God more. I've been a hand therapist. The more I've been working with the carpal tunnel, there is so much more to carpal tunnel than wearing a brace. As occupational therapists. As a [00:02:00] hand therapist, we have more. Ability than just saying put on a brace. Right. So I see in this group, um, Hey, I have, you know, seen in like mom groups all over the place and in other therapy groups all over the place, it's like, oh, I have so and so who, who has numbness and tingling in their fingers?
[00:02:23] And every day they wake up and they have numbness and T. It's carpal tunnel. So, um, what, what should I do about it? Right. Oh, everyone's like put on a brace, wear the brace, take drugs, do tendon glides. There's so much more as therapists. We have the ability to evaluate. And evaluating is asking very specific questions, you know, what's going on because they're with carpal tunnel, just like everything else.
[00:02:50] There's a rule in and a rule out. Okay. So let's rule out other problems and this rule in carpal tunnel. So. What I would like to see [00:03:00] more of it's just like, Hey, you know, if you think you have a couple of tunnel, why don't you reach out to an experienced occupational therapist or a S uh, a hand therapist in your community, blah blah, a certified hand therapist in your community that really can help you get to the bottom of what's going on.
[00:03:16] Bracing is actually really good and it can be used for a short period of time. This is a. Temporary thing. Right. And then too, you know, as OTs, as occupational therapists, we have new skills, a yes. Tell you that there's something specific about the brace, because it's not just putting on any old breeze.
[00:03:39] It's about getting the right kind of brace and wearing it the right way. Right wearing the right way. The schedule is very important at night only. Do you know how many people come into my clinic and tell me, they've been told to where it breaks and they wear that fucking brace all the goddamn time and they have other problems, then Joe's carpal tunnel.
[00:03:58] So there's a little [00:04:00] bit more to it. And what we need to do is we need to dive in a little, extra dive into a little extra so that we can talk more about just bracing. Okay. How we add. As occupational therapist is really huge. You want to get, do you want a job? This is how we get a job. This is how we keep our job is by helping people very specifically, not just being like a Google.
[00:04:24] Right? So people are looking on Google and they're like, oh, brace, oh, injection. Oh, pills. Yes. I know. But as occupational therapists, we can help them so much more than just modifications. Right. I don't know about you, but if. Twenties, thirties, forties, fifties, and sixties and seventies. I don't want to modify for my whole fucking life to just be racist.
[00:04:46] I'm sorry. I'm cursing a little bit because I'm very passionate about this, but there's more than that, but you want a rule in, you want a rule in and, um, ah, rolling. And rule [00:05:00] out other problems. There's a lot of times people come with carpal tunnel issues and it's coming from neck shoulder coming all the way down their arm and into the wrist and into their hands.
[00:05:09] Right. So there's a hand intrinsic tightness issue or is it shoulder and neck problem? Right. And is it just carp? Is it just the media. Or could we have potentially some owner nerve types of issues or radio narc types issues that like they're all over the place with. Right? So we got a rule in and rule out and sometimes you got to rule out and rule out tendonitis types of issues.
[00:05:32] Right? So there's so much more to it than just telling someone to wear a brace. Now, surgery is very important, has a place in hand therapy, but I don't know about. But I don't rush to surgery if I don't have to. Now, obviously you're working with someone and they have atrophy, you know? Um, yeah. Yeah. And it's some surgery, right.
[00:05:56] Because once you start having atrophy, um, there's a problem. [00:06:00] So, I mean, Sometimes you have to see, like, is it a bilateral type of thing? Is it, um, what's their past medical history. I've worked with people before who have had carpal tunnel surgery on one hand, gotten complicated, uh, surgery. Like they, they got a little bit more complicated than just the, oh yeah.
[00:06:18] Take off your dressing and you can start moving. No problem. Right. They end up with other problems. And it was because we weren't very effective in ruling things out and rolling things in. And they have gone to places where they're doing certain things that are not effective to helping them with carpal tunnel.
[00:06:36] So they don't think that therapy works. And then what happens is they go and they have surgery, they get really sick and they're like, holy crap. Like I, um, I don't want surgery. To my other hand, we had this exact woman who came in, she had surgery to her left. Bilateral carpal tunnel. So use her left hand because your left hand was worse than her right hand.
[00:06:55] She was at a driver and, um, she came in and she [00:07:00] was like, oh my God. If, if this is what my hand looks like after surgery, I don't want surgery to my other hand, but I don't know how I'm going to work. And I was like, listen, she didn't have insurance. She came and she was. And I was like, listen, let me help you with this hand.
[00:07:13] Once I help you with this, I'm going to show you everything you need to do this hand. And that way you can try to avoid carpal tunnel surgery onto the other hand. And let me tell you, it has been, um, years, years since this happened, we fixed her hand and, um, I spent the last couple of sessions on her other hand, as well as stretching her out, teaching her how to effectively stretch on her own.
[00:07:37] And by the end of those sessions, she didn't need any surgery to other hand until this day, she still has not had surgery to her right hand. And she has no symptoms because she had so many issues coming next shoulder all the way down to her hands and her fingers. I mean, the woman was tight everywhere.
[00:07:55] So I think that it's so much more, when we talk about carpal tunnel [00:08:00] then saying, oh, like you, you just have to do this and that, like, you just have to do bracing and 10, 10 guides. That's why our patients are confused. I'm going to tell you, that's why our patients are confused because they are online.
[00:08:14] They're reading that all they need to do is wear a brace and go get physical therapy. Right. But what they should be doing is going to an expertise, right? That's you and occupational therapist is expert in helping people with carpal tunnel, um, types of injuries. Um, so that's my little rant of the day. I want to encourage you to think a little bit outside the box and it's not always.
[00:08:42] Like just do bracing. Let's do 10 and glides. There's so much more to it. And it's going to allow you to be more effective and when you're more effective and you help people solve the problem that they have. Which is if they want to [00:09:00] come to you to avoid surgery, there's so many things that you can do as a therapist to help them rule out and help them fix their carpal tunnel issues so that they don't have to go and have surgery if they don't want to.
[00:09:15] And they don't have to live in pain and they don't have to wear a brace for years and years and years. All right. So I just hope that this helps you kind of dive in a little bit. So much more too, but dive in a little bit, think outside the box and, um, be more effective for the patients that you serve.
[00:09:34] All right. Thanks for listening. I will see you soon.

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[00:00:43] Hey there. If you're not a patient therapist, I don't care if you are a new grad or you're a therapist that has several years of experience under your belt, but you want to get into hand therapy and you're trying to land some initial. Well, then [00:01:00] listen up. I've got a tip. It is one of the most important tips that I can give you that is going to help you nail that interview.
[00:01:08] My name is Hoang with hand therapy secrets, and I can tell you right now, I see this. All the time. So whether you're a brand new grad, you know, getting out and your life, trying to line up those interviews and you're like, I need to get this job. And I want to get into hand therapy or you're, uh, an occupational therapist has been out for a couple years, but maybe you're in a different setting and you're looking for different opportunities in your career.
[00:01:37] I hear this all the time. So I want to share with you my, um, my own findings. Okay. This is my experiences is my, um, my tip, right? Because. You know, as an owner of a therapy clinic, I have an opportunity to interview tons and tons of people. And this is the one thing [00:02:00] that I always hear, and I want to share it with you.
[00:02:01] So this is my thing. Do you have an interview coming up and you're, you know, you're feeling kind of nervous and you're like, I really want this job. This sounds great. Like I really want it. Um, the one thing that I could share with you, one thing, one thing only on this video today is please stop doing this one thing.
[00:02:20] It is. The person that you're interviewing that you don't know how to do something. Boom. I swear. I swear. I get people who come into my clinic all the time. And one of the first things that come out of their mouth, I don't know how to do this. I don't know how to do that. I'm a new grad stop telling people that you're a new grad.
[00:02:44] I could tell about your resume. I could tell, stop telling me that you don't know how to do something. Um, I promise that that is not the most important thing. If you're a new grad and you want to get into hand [00:03:00] therapy position, people who are hiring love new grads, because you're, open-minded. Right. You, um, they have an opportunity to work with you and help develop your skills and that kind of stuff.
[00:03:12] Stop telling them that you're a new grad and that you don't know how to do stuff. Right. Big, big, huge thing. I see it all the time. I hear it all the time. Stop telling people that you're a new grad and that you don't know what you're doing. You do know something. So Lee was something that you do know how to do and what you're willing to do, because that sometimes can plan you that job, because you're just so open.
[00:03:34] Right? And if you are a therapist that has several years of experience under your belt, it doesn't matter, you know, stop telling the person that's interviewing you, that you don't know how to do something. The most important thing that you could tell somebody is that you have, what's the experience that you have, they could bring to that place.
[00:03:56] Right? One of the things is your experience, certain [00:04:00] amount of maturity, right? Hopefully you have some maturity, you're a responsible person. There's some really key things are so great about you. Um, you know how to work with people. You're not a word with complicated people, you know how to work with difficult people.
[00:04:13] There's always something you have, uh, X, Y. XE experience. A lot of times people come and they just start telling me, I don't know how to do this. I don't know how to do that. It's like, don't, don't do that. I'm like, please don't tell me, I'm not going to know. Right. Well, I have this keen ability to kinda like know certain things, even before you say it, but, um, I don't know how I do it, but I want to know what you can bring to the table.
[00:04:45] I want to know what you're looking for. I mean, in terms of like, when you're looking for a job, To match like for you want and what the company has to offer. And if you guys are the right fit and all that good stuff, then you know, you want to put your [00:05:00] best foot forward. Right. So I would, I mean, I hear it all the time.
[00:05:03] I'm telling you guys is why I'm doing this interview because I see it. I seen it in different posts, like starting off with, well, I'm not a certified hand therapist are not a certified hand therapist. Oh, because you almost the letters, you know, I know, you know, Experience because you haven't been working in X, Y, and Z.
[00:05:23] Um, don't lead with that. I promise you lead with your good foot. You're going to increase. I don't guarantee anything, but you're going to increase the chances of you getting another interview, potentially getting the job, you know, and then positioning yourself, um, in a way. To continue to grow your career and get fulfillment or your cure.
[00:05:45] So I hope this video helped you. Um, so that is my number one. Number one, that's the only tip I'm going to give you in terms of doing interviews, is that one thing lead with a good foot lead with what you can do, do not [00:06:00] lead with what you cannot do. Okay. My name is Hoang with Hand Therapy Secrets. And if you enjoyed videos, if you enjoy this video, please hit subscribe.
[00:06:08] So I can make more podcast just like this for you and more. And if you want to leave a comment, I would love to hear what you have to say. Does it help you in your interview? Leave me a comment. All right. Until next time.
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What do we know about Splints? In this episode I discuss and talk about what to consider when it comes to functional and aesthetic splint adjustments. We discuss how to evaluate, assess and adjust your patients splints as they use them. We want to make splints that not only work good but that they also look good.  

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2-DAY ORTHOSIS WORKSHOP - June 11-12, 2022 in Miami, FL

Practice how to create at least 6 various wrist, hand, and finger orthoses for all types of hand injuries. Feel more confident on which one to make based on your cases, get the step by step how to make it, and how to prescribe a schedule that gets results for your cases.

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Want to become a CHT but feeling stuck or uncertain? Today's live topics is for you then! https://handtherapysecrets.com/discovery-call/

1. Where do you want to work as a CHT , Long Term vs Short Term

2. Think About What's Coming in Different Settings (Making Choices)

3. Fail & Fail Fast!

4. Understanding your Purpose, What do you WANT?

5. Lets Talk about Money!

Bonus Using your Credentials and Marketing yourself.

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You want to be a CHT but you feel like studying for the test is intimidating and overwhelmingly hard. Let’s discuss the 3 signs you are ready to get help to prepare for the CHT exam. If you have the years, hours, and DESIRE to become a CHT - then this podcast is for you! I say desire because you have to want this specialty. It’s got to be important in your professional and personal goals.

There’s a reason WHY there are only a small number of CHT’s and even a smaller number of CHT in business for themselves. Preparing for the test takes time, effort, and money. Here are the 3 signs you are ready to get help to prepare for the CHT exam. You have the books but keep putting off your studying.

You have failed in the past and it’s made a dent in your confidence. You just want the help so you can go at warp speed. If you are looking for help, grab the details of the Hand Exam Prep program below. https://handtherapysecrets.com/want-to-become-a-certified-hand-therapist/

In this episode 3 Reasons Therapists don't take the CHT Exam. Do you feel unfulfilled, bored, burnt out, and stuck! Do feel you are NOT making more money and NOT moving up in your career. Some reasons might sound familiar for OT's not taking the CHT Exam. 1. They accept other people’s story that it’s too hard! 2. Fear of failure! 3. Fear of judgment! If this resonates with you...listen to this podcast and ask yourself a few of these questions. If you are ready to finally prepare and sit for the Hand Therapy Exam - come join me as we get started preparing for the November exam. There's a lot of material to cover so let's get started today.

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If you are tired of feeling tired BUT you want that thing called a CHT....join me today.

Let's discuss burnout and what you can do to avoid the pit falls of burnout to achieve your goals of becoming the Certified Hand Therapist you deserve. 

This is YOUR opportunity to be able to prepare for the Hand Therapy Exam with less overwhelm, less reading, and in less time.

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If you plan to study for the CHT Exam this year 2022 I'll share with you the resources I used when I passed the exam and what I use to help my members pass the exam to become CHT's.

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Need guidance to prepare and pass the Hand Therapy exam to become a Certified Hand Therapist? If you are overwhelmed by the amount of information that you have to learn on your own, have no one to answer your questions when you need help the most, or are doubtful that you can pass this time around.

5 Resources to HELP Pass the CHT Exam.

1.Rehab of The Hand
2.The Purple Book , Occupational Therapy Examination Review Guide (MUST HAVE)
3.Practice Exams - Do two whole exams (MUSH HAVE)
4.ASHT Black Book - American Society of Hand Therapists Test Prep for the CHT Exam, 4th Edition: Study Outline and Clinical Reference
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In this podcast (sample lecture) we discuss how to approach wrist tendinitis and the wrist tendinitis framework to help occupational therapist treat & assess their patients, Wrist Tendinitis Framework for Occupational Therapists

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00:14 Dorsal. Volar , Radial, Ulnar wrist compartments
00: 29 The Framework of Anatomy
01:51 What's The Cause of Wrist Tendinitis
01:56 What To Do about Wrist Tendinitis
05:11 Tendons
05:46 Potentially looking for cysts
06:02 Volar Aspect of Wrist Tendinitis
06:58 Carpal Tunnel vs Wrist Tendinitis
07:40 CMC Pain 08:05 Ulnar side of wrist tendinitis
09:59 Ulnar sided wrist pain tendinitis

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In this video I discuss Occupational Therapists Burn out, Energy & Motivation Levels in their jobs. Ask yourself some questions and become self-aware in your career. https://hand-exam-prep.handtherapysecrets.com/hand-therapy-mentorship

OT-Self Awareness- Evaluating your Energy & Motivation Levels.
00:28 Who is Draining your ENERGY at work
01:23 42% reported work is draining your energy
01:30 9% reported friends and family is draining your energy
01:40 49% OT's feel burnt out.
03:55 Ask yourself do you like what you do?
04:46 Do you like where you work?
05:03 Do you feel you are GOOD at What You Do?
14:40 Occupational Therapy Burn Out
14:48 Are you overwhelmed?
16:26 Are you bored?
19:17 Do you Have Direction in your life and in your Career?
24:15 Taking the Certified Hand Therapy Exam

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Why Hand Therapy Mentorship?

Without hands-on and problem-solving skills, it’s hard to advance your career in hand therapy.

•  It can cost you money by not getting the hours/job.
•  It can cost you the position in the setting you want.
•  You don’t feel confident about what to say to your patients.
•  You feel uncertain that you are providing the right treatments and recommendations.
•  You can’t get the hours, or experience to sit for the exam to become a Certified Hand Therapist.

In this podcase I discuss 8 simple ways to make studying for the CHT exam easier
so that you can Pass the CHT Exam.

If you are studying or want to study for the CHT exam but are feeling overwhelmed…
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8 simple ways to make studying and passing the CHT Exam Easiear.
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1. Use The Right Resources
2. Limit Your Search Online
3. Keep Your Space Clean and Organized
4. Get Organized with Studying and your Calendar
5. Schedule and Manage Your Time Wisely
6. Create a Plan You Can Stick With.
7. Create Boundaries for yourself
8. Have a POSITIVE Attitude  

Book A Discovery Call To Decide If The Hand Therapy Exam Prep Program Is The Right Program To Help You Become A Certified Hand Therapist. Get The Accountability, Focus, And Support That You Need To Become An Expert. The Call Is 100% Free.
https://handtherapysecrets.com/discovery-call/

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5 Ways to Stop Wasting your TIME!

1. Determine your schedule. When can you study and how long can you study?
2. Plan It Out
3. Time Yourself & Your Studying
4. Chunk Down The Information
5. Execute Your Plan

Your desire to WANT to become a certified hand therapist is VITAL. That means not everyone is qualified to join us and to be one of the chosen ones you must already be an OT or PT and be qualified to sit for the hand therapy exam.

To be qualified:

1. You have at least 3 years of experience as a licensed OT or PT (no assistants).
2. You have to have at least 4,000 hours in upper extremity therapy management (it doesn’t have to be an outpatient clinic or with a CHT).

Grab More Details Here

How to Grow as a Occupational Therapist and Hand Therapist 
https://handtherapysecrets.com/

1. Goal Setting
2. Get Laser Focused
3. Take ACTION!

My mission is to help Occupational Therapists who want to specialize in hand therapy develop their skills, grow their confidence to be able to treat any patient that comes their way with a hand or arm injury, and help them prepare and pass the Hand Therapy Exam to become Certified Hand Therapists.

“Be the CHT Before Becoming the CHT.”

It’s about YOU becoming a critical thinker, problem-solver, and decision-maker – as it pertains to helping any patient that comes your way. Get the accountability, focus, and support so you can prepare to become a Certified Hand Therapist.

 Hand Therapy Exam Prep Course 2022

This is YOUR opportunity to be able to prepare for the Hand Therapy Exam with less overwhelm, less reading, and in less time.  Hand Therapy Exam Prep Course 2022

Your desire to WANT to become a certified hand therapist is VITAL. That means not everyone is qualified to join us and to be one of the chosen ones you must already be an OT or PT and be qualified to sit for the hand therapy exam. To be qualified: You have at least 3 years of experience as a licensed OT or PT (no assistants).

You have to have at least 4,000 hours in upper extremity therapy management (it doesn’t have to be an outpatient clinic or with a CHT). What makes you qualified is not the number of years, hours, or where you work but rather your AMBITION to become a great certified hand therapist. Still skeptical about the program and want more details...click the link to get more information to improve your skills and grow your confidence in hand and UE therapy:

Hand Therapy Secrets Testimonials | Hand Therapy Certification Exam Preparation 

Testimonials | Hand Therapy Secrets

There's only one way to recession proof your career as an OT and that's not with more degrees. It's with skills - I don't care what kind of skills but it's skills to actually do something to help another person. If you want to be in hand therapy - there's only one way to solidify your place.

Become a Certified Hand Therapist

Tune in and join the conversation! If you are studying for the CHT exam....my Hand Exam Prep program is open for enrollment until Aug 2nd. Then it's closed until Nov. Apply for the support and accountability that you need to prepare: https://handtherapysecrets.com/want-to-become-a-certified-hand-therapist/

If you are an OT who desperately wants to become a CHT AND has failed the CHT exam and can’t decide what to do….this podcast is for you.

Don’t start over because you failed the hand therapy exam - study smarter, not harder. In a world where we are conditioned to talk and see only the positive good stuff, we need to bring to light some of the not so good things that happen to us as OT’s.

I always encourage people to take the exam again…as soon as possible. Here’s why. Think about your patient that is not getting the results that you hoped for. Do you want them to just quit therapy? Do you want to quit therapy on them?

Results happen the best when both people are committed to getting the results. Your patients have to want to get better and put in the work. You have to want to develop your skills both hands on and critical thinking skills to help them get the results they want.

Together you will make magic happen! If you just failed, chances are you have retained a lot of the information as well as the experience of taking the exam. Try again. You already know so much. You are not starting from scratch. You never are even if it’s been years.

In order to take the exam, You have to have the years, hours, and desire. You have it all. You just need to study in a way that can give you a better chance at becoming the best CHT. Here are my tips when you try again: Make a decision on taking it again and sticking with it. It’s a hard yes or a hard no, but to teeter between the two and then make a hail mary in the last few weeks before the exam is a sure sign that you are self-sabotaging.

Declutter your mess - I mean notes and resources in terms of books.

Declutter your mind - I mean the mean things you are saying to yourself that you would never tell a friend. Analyze your score, your study routine, and your plan before the next exam date. If you have the years, hours, and desire.

Apply for the Hand Exam Prep program. Grab the details by clicking here.https://handtherapysecrets.com/want-to-become-a-certified-hand-therapist/

What is the FIRST thing you should do before evaluation a patient with a Flexor Tendon Injury?

In this Podcast i discuss the first thing you should do as an Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist and as a Certified Hand Therapist.

Still skeptical about the program and want more details...click the link to get more information to improve your skills and grow your confidence in hand and UE therapy: https://handtherapysecrets.com/looking-for-mentorship-in-hand-therapy/

Hand Therapy Secrets Testimonials | Hand Therapy Certification Exam Preparation 
Hand Therapy Secrets Testimonials

Flexor Tendon 5 days post op Zone Two "No man's Land" Assessment

We are assessing for numbness, determine if both tendons have been injured, assess digital nerves and pain.

-Time Stamps 00:46 Zone Two , No Man's Land
01:34 Zone Two, Checking for Numbness
02:37 No BS! We need Therapy Commitment
05:20 Checking the Flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) tendons & Flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) tendons

For more information visit Hand Therapy Secrets Here https://linktr.ee/chtsecrets

In this podcast I answer a question asked by a few students who asked for my recommendations.  Field Work Tips for Occupational Therapists, without hands-on and problem-solving skills, it’s hard to advance your career in hand therapy. It can cost you money by not getting the hours/job.

For more information visit Hand Therapy Secrets Here https://linktr.ee/chtsecrets

Save your hands as an Occupational Therapist for Longevity.

Watch Video Here.https://youtube.com/shorts/V8Nzg5kd-QY
Rember to Like, Share & Subscribe. 

Hawkgrips will help save yours hands if you are providing IASTM. 

Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) is an advanced form of myofascial mobilization — similar to deep-tissue massage. It is primarily used to detect and release scar tissue, adhesions, and fascial restrictions.

Thank you, Hoang :)

Tons of questions today! I'm ready to help you think about what you can do to advance your career as an OT. https://handtherapysecrets.com/looking-for-mentorship-in-hand-therapy/

Why Hand Therapy Mentorship? Without hands-on and problem-solving skills, it’s hard to advance your career in hand therapy. It can cost you money by not getting the hours/job. It can cost you the position in the setting you want. You don’t feel confident about what to say to your patients. You feel uncertain that you are providing the right treatments and recommendations. You can’t get the hours, or experience to sit for the exam to become a Certified Hand Therapist.

See the Video here Advance Your Career in Occupational Therpay
and Subscribe to my YouTube Channel 

Who you ask your questions to determines the quality of the answers. Take what you need and leave what you don’t want on the table… https://handtherapysecrets.com/how-to-get-a-job-in-hand-therapy/

But I break down the 3 phases of your career as an OT in hands…and share some examples of struggles and questions you might have. It’s not the questions…but rather the answers that you get that can determine how fast or slow you reach your goals.

Quiet quitting…are you doing this?

Funny enough as I think about it…it’s a new term to an old concept. I personally think it hurts you more then anyone else. Ways to get yourself out of that?

1. Get that resume together!
2. Apply for jobs and see what’s out there!
3. Develop yourself - those skills will always go where you go…

Let know…is this happening to you?
info@handtherapysecrets.com

Choose your free guides below and build your amazingly happy and fulfilling career in Hand Therapy.

(Whether you are an OT student, OT assistant, experienced Occupational Therapist or Physical Therapist, you can get started here.)

https://handtherapysecrets.com/get-started/

👋 Are you THINKING about studying for the Hand Therapy Certification CHT Exam.
Are you feeling OVERWHELMED?

Apply For The CHT Exam Prep Here.  https://handtherapysecrets.com/want-to-become-a-certified-hand-therapist/

I mean...the whole idea of getting started and where to get started...it’s just SO MUCH information 😫 I hear ya...I was there once and know it IS a lot and it’s SO WORTH IT.

it’s worth it for you to grow personally and professionally. For you to become a more confident and effective therapist so that you can help your patients even more than you are already 😊

Watch the Video Here. 
https://youtu.be/2mSsZDq73Ug
 

Become a Certified Hand Therapist without the overwhelm! Become a CHT! 
https://handtherapysecrets.com/want-to-become-a-certified-hand-therapist/

"Be The CHT Before Becoming The CHT"

Hoang’s Hand Exam Prep Program For OTs and PTs who want to prepare for the CHT exam and study in a way that increases their chance of passing the first time. Here’s how this program can help you prepare to take the exam sooner rather than later:

Study all the critical topics that will be on the exam. Cover all areas of anatomy, diagnosis, and protocols. Show you how to apply what you know into actual treatment practice. Get clear and concise answers to areas you are unsure of. Stay accountable and focused on your goal of sitting for the CHT exam. Feel empowered and more confident about your progress.

Watch on YouTube
https://youtu.be/Sw-aKCDGgj0

How to Advance Your Career as an OT!

Tons of questions today! I'm ready to help you think about what you can do to
advance your career as an OT.  Visit us here https://handtherapysecrets.com/

Why Hand Therapy Mentorship? Without hands-on and problem-solving skills, it’s hard to advance your career in hand therapy. It can cost you money by not getting the hours/job.

It can cost you the position in the setting you want. You don’t feel confident about what to say to your patients. You feel uncertain that you are providing the right treatments and recommendations. You can’t get the hours, or experience to sit for the exam to become a Certified Hand Therapist.

Watch The Video on YouTube https://youtu.be/lGmld3Ii2YU

Hoang’s Hand Exam Prep Program For OTs and PTs who want to prepare for the CHT exam and study in a way that increases their chance of passing the first time.

This is YOUR opportunity to be able to prepare for the Hand Therapy Exam with less overwhelm, less reading, and in less time.

Apply Today  https://handtherapysecrets.com/want-to-become-a-certified-hand-therapist/

Put in the WORK in Hand Therapy!
https://handtherapysecrets.com/want-to-become-a-certified-hand-therapist/

Hand Exam Prep Program For OTs and PTs who want to prepare for the CHT exam and study in a way that increases their chance of passing the first time.

This is YOUR opportunity to be able to prepare for the Hand Therapy Exam with less overwhelm, less reading, and in less time.

Hoang’s Hand Exam Prep Program For OTs and PTs who want to prepare for the CHT exam and study in a way that increases their chance of passing the first time.

This is YOUR opportunity to be able to prepare for the Hand Therapy Exam with less overwhelm, less reading, and in less time.

Apply Here! https://handtherapysecrets.com/want-to-become-a-certified-hand-therapist/

Fast & Easy Fast Track HAND Framework For OT's

Easy Fast Track Hand Framework for Occupational Therapists. Listen to learn a quick and effective method to learn to use a Fast Track Framework for both experienced or new occupational therapists. Get Started Here https://handtherapysecrets.com/get-started/

Watch the Video on my Youtube Channel  https://youtu.be/HLKTS9WmFH4

If you would like to become a Certified Hand Therapist (CHT)
Apply Here Today! https://handtherapysecrets.com/want-to-become-a-certified-hand-therapist/

Hoang’s Hand Exam Prep Program For OTs and PTs who want to prepare for the CHT exam and study in a way that increases their chance of passing the first time.

This is YOUR opportunity to be able to prepare for the Hand Therapy Exam with less overwhelm, less reading, and in less time!

Here’s how this program can help you prepare to take the exam sooner rather than later: 

https://handtherapysecrets.com/want-to-become-a-certified-hand-therapist/

1. Study all the critical topics that will be on the exam.
2. Cover all areas of anatomy, diagnosis, and protocols.
3. Show you how to apply what you know into actual treatment practice.
4. Get clear and concise answers to areas you are unsure of.
5. Stay accountable and focused on your goal of sitting for the CHT exam.
6. Feel empowered and more confident about your progress.

• Cut your reading time in half with her strategies. Access to our video library where Hoang goes in-depth on all the major topics. Get your exclusive login and gain access to videos to watch over and over.
•  Actually, have FUN studying for the exam. Get the strategies and tools that make studying for the exam easier by applying your knowledge and not just memorization. No matter your learning style or struggles with reading or attention, you’ll be able to study in a way that will make it easier for you to get through all the topics.
•  Get real-time help with a CHT. Access to live mentorship calls where you can go in-depth on topics and have discussions of cases, and answers to your questions. This is an important part of your program where you can get support from Hoang and her team of CHTs to answer any questions that you may have.
•  Get personalized attention to clear up any confusion. Join structured group calls to help to solidify what you know, get laser-focused on the topics you need to cover and go through practice questions. This is the built-in accountability group that keeps you going strong no matter how you might want to give up.
•  Prepare to take the exam sooner than later. Go faster towards your goal by joining a group of like-minded therapists who are committed and want to have the highest credentials in hand therapy. Learn from others and have others contribute to your learning by being in the room where all the discussions are happening.

Creating a CHT Exam Deadline!

When it comes to studying for the hand therapy exam, it's too easy for you to keep putting it off. "what gets done any time, gets done in no time." How you can create some urgency and light a fire up your butt to study! If you have the years, hours, and desire - but keep putting the exam off, apply for The Exam prep and see how we can help.

https://handtherapysecrets.com/want-to-become-a-certified-hand-therapist/

Your investment for the next 6 months…

This is only for people who are serious about becoming a Certified Hand Therapist

For those who join, this experience will completely revamp how you think about studying for the exam and even how you practice as a hand therapist. Given that Hoang is revealing to you what she’s done in the past 15 years to help those closest to her and OTs in her own clinic become CHTs – this could easily be priced at 12,000 – 15,000 (like most universities programs).

But to make it accessible to the right people, including those who want more choices in their careers. The program is only $2,499.

Polite Warning: This is Hoang’s most sought-after program, so we only take those who are serious about studying to pass.
If you are someone like me who needs more than 6 months, ask me about the Bridge program that we offer you need more time.

Are you ready to take the REAL, momentum-building action steps to skyrocket your career in hand therapy?

https://handtherapysecrets.com/get-started/

If I hear one more time that phrase “I don’t know what to do because I don’t have any mentorship…” I’m gonna lose my cool…

Because I know you are ready to do the work.

That’s why you are here.

That’s why you are trying to research how to provide the best therapy for your patients.

That’s why you are trying to study on your own.

That’s why you have invested your hard earned salary into courses and books that you think will give you that extra edge.

By reading this, you’ve proven that you’re willing to DO the work – you just want to make absolutely sure you’re doing the RIGHT work at the RIGHT time.

And feel confident that every bit of effort you invest will pay off 100x.

Your desire to WANT to become a certified hand therapist is VITAL.

That means not everyone is qualified to join us and to be one of the chosen ones you must already be an OT or PT and be qualified to sit for the hand therapy exam.

To be qualified:

1. You have at least 3 years of experience as a licensed OT or PT (no assistants).
2. You have to have at least 4,000 hours in upper extremity therapy management (it doesn’t have to be an outpatient clinic or with a CHT).
   Start Today! https://handtherapysecrets.com/want-to-become-a-certified-hand-therapist/

What makes you qualified is not the number of years, hours, or where you work but rather your AMBITION to become a great certified hand therapist.

You must want to learn beyond just memorizing the textbooks, be open to learning how to APPLY what you do know, and become the kind of therapist who thinks for yourself so that you can become a critical thinker and decision-maker.

There is significant investment needed from you – your time, energy, and money. You will need to COMMIT and STRETCH your mind in order to get the best possible outcomes from this program to pass and become a certified hand therapist.

What you will get is our commitment to working with you until you pass the exam. You will receive 6 months of access to the program, mentorship from myself, and support from my team that will take you from feeling overwhelmed, tired, and confused to a therapist who feels confident and clear about becoming the best in your area.

You will be set up to deliver more VALUE to your patients and have more TIME for yourself and your family once you’ve confidently passed the exam with our help.

CHT Exam | 3 Strategies To Overcome The Overwhelm

If you struggle to get through all the content required for the CHT exam - there's an easier way to study.

Most people will tell you to read and memorize and do practice questions.

But the test questions on the real exam require you to make decisions based on problems that you understand.

Book A Call Today

See....the test is broken down into fast but then you must apply those fasts during evals and treatments while knowing what you are technically allowed to do and how you get ahead of problems. it's not unlike how you should be treating now.

The Exam program was build with a curriculum and method to help you study in a way that can help you be successful and FEEL successful because you know how to think through any problem they could throw at you.

Last Chance!

Open enrollment for the Exam Prep will be closing Nov 16th. We have several people in the program studying for the May 2023 exam, and a few people on the Nov 2023 track.

https://handtherapysecrets.com/want-to-become-a-certified-hand-therapist/

Everything You Need To Know About Studying For The Hand Therapy Exam To Become A Certified Hand Therapist

Get Your CHT Checklist!

“CHT Exam-Prep Essentials: Your Insiders Checklist To Only Do It ONCE”
The only guide for the Occupational Therapist who wants to become a Certified Hand Therapist. Grab the only checklist that will tell you what it takes to study and pass the CHT exam.

YES!  You can become a certified hand therapist no matter how many naysayers are, discouraging, or wanting to shut you out of this amazing area of occupational therapy.

This checklist might challenge what you THINK about what is truly required and how you currently THINK about what is possible for you in your career as an Occupational Therapist.  

This is a radically different approach to how other therapists might have told you about how to study, how to pass, and your choices in hand therapy once you are a Certified Hand Therapist. 

Make no mistake…this checklist does one thing and one thing only. It’s going to let you know what it really takes to become the most sought-after therapist in your area and what it really means to become an expert.

Everything You Need To Know About Studying For The Hand Therapy Exam To Become A Certified Hand Therapist

Build Your Confidence & Skyrocket your
Occupational Therapy Career!

Choose your free guides below and build your amazingly happy and fulfilling career in Hand Therapy.

(Whether you are an OT student, OT assistant, experienced Occupational Therapist or Physical Therapist, you can get started here.)
https://handtherapysecrets.com/get-started/

Are you struggling to organize your studying for the CHT exam?

I'm opening The Exam prep program now until Dec 23rd. Then we will be closed until April of 2023.

So if you are studying and need help...please feel free to reach out. APPLY NOW! 
https://handtherapysecrets.com/want-to-become-a-certified-hand-therapist/

I've got my schedule open for the next 2 weeks to talk to OT's who are ready with the years, hours, and commitment to study. It doesn't matter if you want to take the exam in May of 2023 or Nov of 2023. Studying for the exam starts now. If you feel overwhelmed and worried that you wont' be ready....let me help you. Here are 4 aspects that you are MISSING when studying that HTCC wants you to know. Don't wait...apply today!

Which Study Method Works the Best For The CHT Exam

OT's studying for the exam often ask me which resources are the best, how many hours to study, how long to study - basically what's the best method that works. Let's dive into what method works the best because what's been done before by other people - doesn't mean that YOU have to do it that way as well. Part of your success is having an awareness of your goals, your needs, your timeline...you...you...you If you recognize that you could use some guidance to prepare for the CHT exam,

Apply for the program today!
https://handtherapysecrets.com/want-to-become-a-certified-hand-therapist/

See the Video on Youtube 
https://youtu.be/365v99c3mY4

Everything You Need To Know About Studying For The Hand Therapy Exam To Become A Certified Hand Therapist

Grab your guide "CHT Exam-Prep Essentials: Your Insiders Checklist To Only Do It ONCE” today! Click the link:  https://handtherapysecrets.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-studying-for-the-hand-therapy-exam-to-become-a-certified-hand-therapist/

Here's what you will learn:

1. How many years you need to qualify to sit for the Hand Therapy Exam.
2. The type of experience you need that goes towards your hours.
3. The resources that you need to get started
4. How to start preparing for the CHT exam.
5. All the steps that can keep you going towards the exam.
6. The mindset required to be able to complete the exam and pass the first time! I've heard for years myths and half-truths that have STOPPED people from believing that specializing in hand therapy is too hard or not possible for them. I'm here to change those stories and tell you that you CAN do if that's your goal.

Grab the Checklist...you may already qualify. Get started and create a plan for yourself to become an expert in your area.

Will You Allow Other People's Limiting Beliefs to Limit Your Career GOALS?

Who you surround yourself with can determine your success or lack thereof. There may be people in your life that may be limiting you and I want to bring your attention to who these people are - SO THAT you can work around these people. IF YOU ARE STUDYING FOR THE CHT EXAM and you want to study in a way that increases your chances of passing - here are 5 STEPS that you can do TODAY to manage who you surround yourself with during your time of growth.

Want help to make it less overwhelming and surround yourself with the right group of people? Click the link and apply for the exam today. https://handtherapysecrets.com/want-to-become-a-certified-hand-therapist/

For more helpful Videos Visit my & Subscribe to my YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/c/HandTherapySecrets0

5 Ways to Combat Unfocused and Disorganization Studying Habits

Most therapist who are trying to study for the CHT exam tell me that they are overwhelmed with the idea of studying. They start and stop. Which just drags the pain over months and years. If you want to make sure you hit your goals by becoming a CHT next year…the studying starts now. Of course you can keep putting it off because no one is going to make you do it…but it’s really painful when you can’t get the job you want…when you move and everyone is looking for a CHT and you still are explaining your hours and experience…when you “ see how it goes” and you fail…it’s pain.

If you want help to prepare for the CHT exam without reading and memorizing, struggling alone, or wasting time….apply for The Exam prep today. 
https://handtherapysecrets.com/want-to-become-a-certified-hand-therapist/

How Are You Perceived as an OT?

What vibe are you giving when interacting with coworkers, peers or customers?
You can change your perception by starting with you!

Ready to skyrocket your Occupational Therapy Career?

 Choose your free guides below and build your amazingly happy and fulfilling career in Hand Therapy.

Whether you are an OT student, OT assistant, experienced Occupational Therapist or Physical Therapist, you can get started here.
https://handtherapysecrets.com/get-started/

You Have to Invest in Yourself!

Listen to Heather's story and experience with Hoang and her Hand Therapy Secerts program 
for taking the CHT Program. 
Heather mentions that it takes money to make money and you have to invest in yourself!

Apply For the CHT Program Here. https://handtherapysecrets.com/want-to-become-a-certified-hand-therapist/

Watch the Video Here >https://youtu.be/vB48C3VVNrY

How to Evaluate Any Hand Patient as a Hand Therapist.

Are you getting various types of hand patients and not sure about what to do at the evaluation or beyond? In this Podcast, I'm going to go over how I approach it with my own team.

Watch the Video Here. https://youtu.be/IB4BnaoCCI4

Ready to skyrocket your Occupational Therapy Career?

Choose your free guides below and build your amazingly happy and fulfilling career in Hand Therapy. (Whether you are an OT student, OT assistant, experienced Occupational Therapist or Physical Therapist, you can get started here.) https://handtherapysecrets.com/get-started/

Hand & Upper Extremity Protocols

Elizabeth de Herder, Author of the Evidence Based Hand and Upper Extremity Protocols Book. Elizabeth discusses what she has learned over 20 years in Hand Therapy.

Evidence Based Hand and Upper Extremity Protocols (Second Edition) is a comprehensive manual with a total of 95 therapy treatment protocols, 23 of them new, for the most common surgical and nonsurgical diagnoses of the upper extremity. This manual is in a week-by-week format that is easy to use. Each protocol is based on the most current medical evidence and is uniformly outlined with indications, contraindications, recommended weekly therapy visits, and surgical outcome limitations.

A new “Clinical Pearls” section was added to each protocol, providing clinical outcomes, trends, and/or information found in literature. Many of the diagnoses have more than one protocol to choose from to appeal to all physicians and therapists with a variance of surgical techniques and client population. Elizabeth “Ebby” de Herder is a currently practicing occupational therapist and certified hand therapist who passed the initial certified hand therapy board examination in 1991 and has been practicing her passion in the area of hand and upper extremity therapy since 1985.

You can buy Elizabeth de Herder's Evidence Based Hand & Upper Extremity Protocols , second edition Here. https://charlestonhandtherapy.com/pro...

Watch it on YouTube Here https://youtu.be/1Hjj5dQMOOQ

Ready to skyrocket your Occupational Therapy Career?
Get Started!

Marketing Your (OT/PT) Practice To Increase Patient Bookings

Christine Walker discusses strategies to market a physical or occupational therapy practice. She also discusses how she started creating websites for physical therapists.

As Existing PT Business Owners who have an ineffective website that sites online like a pretty brochure but doesn't do anything to bring in new business. ​A NEW PT Business Owners who are just starting their practice and want to get their website right from the start so they don't waste time or money on something that doesn't work and will have to be changed in the future as they want their business to grow.

Reach out to Christine Walker at PT Website Secrets
PTWebsite Secrets and Book a Call

Get the Secret Formula To Win More Patients & Make More Profit from Your PT Website 
https://www.amazon.com/PT-Website-Secrets-System-Patients/dp/1790856353

See The Video on YouTube 
https://youtu.be/YhSFRIrDYxE

3 Tips To Be The 1% in Hand Therapy with Aaron Robles Sr PT MPT CFMT™

Aaron Robles, a specialist in Functional Manual Therapy Treatments will show you the techniques on how to treat shoulder injuries and critical principles that make you more knowledgeable than 99% of the physical therapists out there.

Aaron received his Master’s degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Delaware and is a Certified Functional Manual Therapist through the Institute of Physical Art. Functional manual therapy is a highly skilled method which uses a hands-on approach to diagnose and treat soft tissues and joint structures, restoring the body to its normal function. Aaron has been helping patients get back to doing the things they love for over twenty years now.

Meet Aaron Robles https://mymanualpt.com/meet-aaron/

Sign up for Hoang's Manual Therapy Class in Texas. 
Mastering The Art Of Hand To Shoulder Rehabilitation

An Exclusive Manual Therapy Workshop 
April 15-16, 2023 in Austin, TX

Watch The Video Interview on YouTube
https://youtu.be/zAnV2qGPnKU

Pearls of Myofascial Release for OT/PT

Dr. Jessica Papa worked in a Physical Therapy clinic as an aide and exercise specialist, which then encouraged her to pursue a degree in physical therapy. Her primary focus was to obtain a Doctoral degree in physical therapy in order to help rehabilitate others and to give back to the community she grew up in.

Jessica’s psychology degree has complimented her physical therapy career, as she is able to see beyond a patient’s injury and understand key aspects of mind and body wellness. Experience has taught her that discipline and determination can play a relevant role in instilling leadership skills. Her values are deeply rooted in honesty and ethical integrity.

Contact Dr.Jessica Papa at https://aranciapt.com/meet-jessica/
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7TurQ-WCpvJtdGeEU7QRTA

Get Dr.Jessica Papa's Book Here. Conquering Mystery Pain
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Does Providing Manual Therapy Feel HARDER
Than it Should Be?

Maybe you didn't get enough training from your school or work experiences?

Are you feeling uncertain how to provide SAFE and EFFECTIVE manual therapy treatments for the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder?

 Are you already feeling SORE in your hands, elbows, and shoulders at the end of your workday?

 Grab the details of my upcoming workshop in Austin, TX. This is the ONLY manual therapy workshop you need to improve your skills exponentially with hands, wrist, elbow, and shoulder injuries.

 Our manual therapy workshop is designed for beginner to experienced therapists looking to improve their techniques and treatment outcomes for patients with injuries to the upper extremities. 

Mastering The Art Of Hand To Shoulder Rehabilitation

How To Stay Motivated in Your Career as A Therapist

I got a question from an OT: How do you stay motivated as an OT in your career in hands? Switched jobs and thought it would be better...more interesting...but I feel like I'm getting nowhere. How can you keep preparing for the "hand therapy" job that you want?

Watch the Video on YouTube
https://youtube.com/live/38J_WQ0F5RA

Ready to skyrocket your Occupational Therapy Career?

 Choose your free guides below and build your amazingly happy and fulfilling career in Hand Therapy.

(Whether you are an OT student, OT assistant, experienced Occupational Therapist or Physical Therapist, you can get started here.)
Get Started Today

Two Major Tips To Get A Job In Hand Therapy

Roisin, one of my Hands Exam Prep students, shares her story on how she went from patient to a future Certified Hand Therapist.. We all know how difficult it is to get your foot into the door in OT (believe me), but what made her stand out was her initiative and two powerful techniques she used to impress established Hand Therapists.

Ready to skyrocket your Occupational Therapy Career?
https://handtherapysecrets.com/get-started/

Choose your free guides below and build your amazingly happy and fulfilling career in Hand Therapy.

Watch The Video On YouTube Here

How to PIck The BEST Answers on The CHT Exam

When it comes to studying for Hand Therapy Exam (to become a Certified Hand Therapist) - there is a LOT of information. What's the most efficient and accurate method for picking the right answer when you're taking the CHT Exam?

In this excert I discuss how to think through any SHOUDLER case that you have so that it can help you not only to help your patients, but also help you to pick the best answer on the CHT exam. This is just a short clip of what I teach and how I teach when it comes to preparing for the Hand Exam.

Hoang’s Hand Exam Prep Program For OTs and PTs who want to prepare for the CHT exam and study in a way that increases their chance of passing the first time.

This is YOUR opportunity to be able to prepare for the Hand Therapy Exam with less overwhelm, less reading, and in less time.
Become a Certified Hand Therapist!

Become a Certified Hand Therapist by Making One Decision!

Cut your reading time in half with her strategies. Access to our video library where Hoang goes in-depth on all the major topics. Get your exclusive login and gain access to videos to watch over and over.https://handtherapysecrets.com/want-t... 

Actually, have FUN studying for the exam.
Get the strategies and tools that make studying for the exam easier by applying your knowledge and not just memorization. No matter your learning style or struggles with reading or attention, you’ll be able to study in a way that will make it easier for you to get through all the topics. Get real-time help with a CHT. Access to live mentorship calls where you can go in-depth on topics and have discussions of cases, and answers to your questions. T

his is an important part of your program where you can get support from Hoang and her team of CHTs to answer any questions that you may have. Get personalized attention to clear up any confusion. Join structured group calls to help to solidify what you know, get laser-focused on the topics you need to cover and go through practice questions. This is the built-in accountability group that keeps you going strong no matter how you might want to give up. Prepare to take the exam sooner than later. Go faster towards your goal by joining a group of like-minded therapists who are committed and want to have the highest credentials in hand therapy. Learn from others and have others contribute to your learning by being in the room where all the discussions are happening. Get access to our Hand Therapy Mentorship program risk-free! Click the link below👇
Hand Therapy Mentor

How To Study For The CHT Exam With Less Overwhelm In Less Time.

When I think back to when I was sitting for the CHT exam....everyone would tell me how hard it was to pass and how long it would take me to study for the exam.

Because that was "the story," I made it HARD for myself, and it did take me TOO long.

Now with work and life being 1000X busier and happening at faster speeds...it's no wonder you still haven't taken the exam.

With the amount of information out there, studying can be confusing, which is why you still haven't passed even though you have studied endless hours.

BUT...

There's an easier way. Sing Up Here!

I've proven it with my curriculum-based program with methods that knock down how long it takes to study and use methods to make retention of the information easier.

NOT EASY...

EASIER.

You still need to put in the work. You still need to study. You still need to show up and answer the questions to get the score you need.

Want to know what I teach and how I teach in the program? Sign up for my new master class so you can get clear on your plan and create a structure around your studying so you can study with less overwhelm and in less time.

When To Open Your Own OT/PT Clinic

Hey! It's Hoang with Hand Therapy Secrets. If you didn't know, I own my own therapy clinic and here's a little story about me and how I got started with opening my own therapy clinic. I'm passionate about helping other OT's to develop their skills and grow their confidence so they can have the career they want. If that means dreaming of opening your own therapy clinic or any kind of business.

I hope I am able to answer your question about when to open, or maybe inspire you to DREAM of having your own therapy clinic if you want. If you want to become a CHT....click the link below to get details for the Hand Exam Prep Program: Dive deeper into details for the CHT exam:
Hand Therapy Secrets

Watch Helpful Videos on my YouTube Channel

Katies Success Story for Passing The CHT Exam!

Listen to Katie's Success Story and experience with her family and Strategies to PASS the CHT Exam.She shares with you her step by step process before and after joining the program so that you can reach your goals.

You have waited long enough. It's your turn to become a Certified Hand Therapist. 
Sign up For The FREE Hand Therapy Exam Masterclass!

Create a realistic plan that works for your work and life. I'll cover the cadence of study that has worked wonders for hundreds of my members. Explore your needs and goals for becoming a CHT. Anything written and scheduled out will get done once you commit to it. Studying is overwhelming when you don't divide and conquer. That's one strategy we will tackle during the two days - chunk out the topics and set your focus.

Watch The Video on YouTube HERE https://youtu.be/t9jUPxCy4Pg

Collen PASSED the CHT Exam After 30 Years!

In this podcast we're going to show you how an experienced OT passed the CHT exam! she discusses her experience with hand therapy secrets and my CHT Exam Program!

If you're looking for tips on how to pass the CHT exam, then listen to this podcast In it, we'll share with you the tips and methods that our experienced OT used to pass the CHT exam. 

Register for The Hand Therapy Masterclass!

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Exclusive Manual Therapy Workshop 
April 15-16, 2023 in Austin, TX

This workshop is designed for occupational therapists, physical therapist, CHT's, from learning the basics of manual therapy. We'll cover the fundamentals of manual therapy, including how to apply techniques to the hands and feet, and how to customize therapy for each individual.

Sign up Today! Mastering The Art Of Hand To Shoulder Rehabilitation

If you're looking to improve hand function after a distal radius fracture, this workshop is for you! Grab the details of my upcoming workshop in Austin, TX. This is the ONLY manual therapy workshop you need to improve your skills exponentially with hands, wrist, elbow, and shoulder injuries.

Our manual therapy workshop is designed for beginner to experienced therapists looking to improve their techniques and treatment outcomes for patients with injuries to the upper extremities.

See it on YouTube https://youtu.be/o_A4gyPgKsw

Hands on Manual Techniques

In This video snippet I go over Hands on Manual Techniques for Wrists & Forearms. These Manual Techniques really helps to treat stiff wrists and forearms? In this video, we'll be using manual techniques to help relax the muscles and relieve pain if a patient had a wrist fracture, these manual techniques also help with wrist flexion , wrist extension and elbow supination and pronation.

See The Video on YouTube Here

This as well as other videos that show you how you can get results for your patients are INSIDE The Mentorship program. It's possible to develop your skills as an OT or PT in hands and become the expert in your area when you join a program like The Mentorship program.

Mastering The Art Of Hand To Shoulder Rehabilitation

An Exclusive Manual Therapy Workshop 
April 15-16, 2023 in Austin, TX  15 CEUS!!!
Exclusive Manual Therapy Workshop

Shardae's Success Story & Journey to Becoming a CHT!

Listen to Shardae's story in her career and with Hand Therapy Secrets and how she used the program to achieve her goal to becoming a CHT.

I've proven it with my curriculum-based program with methods that knock down how long it takes to study and use methods to make retention of the information easier.

NOT EASY...EASIER.

You still need to put in the work. You still need to study. You still need to show up and answer the questions to get the score you need.

Study For The CHT Exam With Less Overwhelm In Less Time.
Sign Up for My Masterclass Here!

Hand Therapy Masterclass

There is no risk with taking my class - it's completely free! I want to help you develop a structure that will raise your chance of passing the CHT

Save Your Spot Here!

This class is for you if...

• You are feeling overwhelmed. There's a lot of information you need to memorize and study before you can commit to the test date.
• You feel like you are wasting time. You have tried to do the reading independently, but it's dense, and you feel you're not understanding or remembering.
• You have failed in the past and want to increase your chances of passing this time so that you can move on.
• You must be an OT or PT who's eligible to sit for the Hand Therapy Exam.

2 DAY MASTER CLASS

How To Study For The CHT Exam With Less Overwhelm In Less Time.

Sign up Today!

With Hoang Tran OT/L, CHT

When: April 8th & 9th 2023 @ 12:00 pm EST

Where: Zoom for 60 minutes (I'll provide the link)

Why: You want to increase your chances of passing the Hand Therapy Exam to become a Certified Hand Therapist.

Hand Therapy Secrets Candid Review.

It's your turn to become a Certified Hand Therapist.
Save Your Spot Here!

HERE'S HOW MY MASTER CLASS WILL HELP

Plan

Create a realistic plan that works for your work and life. I'll cover the cadence of study that has worked wonders for hundreds of my members.

Commit

Explore your needs and goals for becoming a CHT. Anything written and scheduled out will get done once you commit to it.

Tips and Tricks

Studying is overwhelming when you don't divide and conquer. That's one strategy we will tackle during the two days - chunk out the topics and set your focus.

Topics

We'll dive into some of the most common questions. I'll lecture on key topics to help you start your journey to becoming a CHT.

Real Talk

You've been told it's hard, and I'm here to tell you it doesn't have to be. This is your chance to ask questions and get in-depth, thoughtful answers.

Why You Keep FAILING The CHT Exam &
What Can YOU Do About it!

If you keep failing and what to know WHY so you can do something about it...
If you keep putting the exam and want to know HOW my program can help....

Click the link and apply for The Exam prep program.
https://handtherapysecrets.com/want-to-become-a-certified-hand-therapist/

Is it Worth the Money to Become a Certified Hand Therapist?

In this podcast we're going to answer the question: is it worth the money to become a certified hand therapist? If you're wondering if becoming a certified hand therapist is worth the investment, then listen to this podcast and find out!

We'll discuss the pros and cons of becoming a certified hand therapist, and help you decide if it's the right decision for you.

Become a CHT, Apply Today!

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Here is How I KNOW Its Not About The Money | Hand Therapy Exam Course

Hoang’s Hand Exam Prep Program For OTs and PTs who want to prepare for the CHT exam and study in a way that increases their chance of passing the first time.

This is YOUR opportunity to be able to prepare for the Hand Therapy Exam with less overwhelm, less reading, and in less time.

Apply Today, Click on the Link Below

 https://handtherapysecrets.com/want-to-become-a-certified-hand-therapist/

Hand Therapy For Snake Bites of The Hand

In this video, we'll teach you how to approach and treat snake bites as an occupational therapist. We'll cover the basics of snake bite treatment, including when to call emergency services and how to care for the patient. If you work with or come in contact with snakes on a daily basis, then this video is for you! We'll teach you how to treat snake bites using the latest in occupational therapy techniques. This information will help you get the best possible care for your patients who are bitten by a snake!

Get Hand Theray Mentorship HERE. https://handtherapysecrets.com/looking-for-mentorship-in-hand-therapy/

Hoang’s Hand Exam Prep Program For
OTs and PTs

Apply Today & Become a CHT

 If you are 15+ years as a therapist or this is your second career....you might be hurting your changes of becoming a CHT....but it's not what you think.

I've spoke to many OT's with as many years of experience as I have if not more. And I'll tell you...there's 3 assumptions most of them make.

They assume:

• they assume they will fail when they take the exam because they have hear how hard the CHT exam is.
• they assume they can't do it because of their age.
• they assume they can't study because their brain is not working as well any more.

Book a Call With Hoang

How this program is different from our other ones.

First, this program is nothing like Hoang’s other programs….like Hand Therapy Mentorship or Orthosis 101.

Those programs are about providing treatments….making splints….

THIS program is about YOU studying in a way that will help you pass the Hand Therapy Exam for the 1st time.

It’s about holding you accountable to prepare, keeping you focused to cover all the topics, and help you think through problems in a way that you feel good about the decisions you need to make as the expert hand therapist. It’s about helping you BE the CHT before you BECOME the CHT.

Answering a Question About a Deep Ulnar & Median Nerve Laceration Injury.

In this Podcast we talk about Nerves! I received a question about a 33 year old male with a deep laceration affecting his ulnar nerve, artery and median nerve as well. 

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Lacerations of the ulnar and median nerves can cause significant injury and functional impairment. The ulnar nerve and median nerve are two major nerves in the arm that provide sensation and motor control to the hand and fingers. When these nerves are lacerated, it can result in a variety of symptoms depending on the location and severity of the injury.

Symptoms of ulnar nerve laceration may include: Loss of sensation: Laceration of the ulnar nerve can lead to numbness or tingling in the little finger and half of the ring finger. Weakness or loss of muscle control: Damage to the ulnar nerve can cause weakness or paralysis of the muscles that control finger movements, resulting in difficulty with gripping objects or manipulating the hand. Claw hand deformity: Severe ulnar nerve injury can lead to a claw-like deformity, where the fingers are unable to fully straighten.

Watch on YouTube!

Evaluating Radial Nerves as an Occupational Therapist

We will be evaluating radial nerves as an occupational therapist. We'll be discussing the types of exams that an occupational therapist might perform on radial nerves, as well as the different treatments that might be available.

If you're an occupational therapist working with patients who have radial nerve problems, then this podcast is a must listen. By the end of this podcast, you'll have a good understanding of the different types of exams and treatments that are available for radial nerve problems.

Watch it on YouTube

If You Are An Occupational Therapist Feeling Unsupported, Under Valued, And Unsure Of How To Achieve Your Career Goals - You Are Not Alone.

Achieve Your Career Goals – You Are Not Alone. Get guidance to take out the guesswork with how to build your career and become the best OT in your area inside The Mentorship Program. 
Sign up Today for OT Mentorship!

10 Ways to Kill Your Career in Hand Therapy 

1. Inpatient
2.Trying to skip steps
3. Surrounding Yourself with the wrong People
4.Taking the WRONG Job
5.Staying in the Wrong Jobs for too long!
6.Being Money Hungry
7.Not Continuing to LEARN!
8.Thinking you need to KNOW everything
9.Thinking you already KNOW everything
10. Not Having Mentorship

If You Are An Occupational Therapist Feeling Unsupported, Under Valued, And Unsure Of How To Achieve Your Career Goals - You Are Not Alone.

Achieve Your Career Goals – You Are Not Alone. Get guidance to take out the guesswork with how to build your career and become the best OT in your area inside The Mentorship Program.

Sign up For Hoang's Mentorship!

For for more helpful Hand Therapy Videos 
Subscribe to the Hand Therapy Secrets Channel on YouTube!

Hand Therapy Secrets is a community of therapist (OT/OTA) with an interest in upper extremity management and the goal of specializing as a Certified Hand Therapist.

Are you an occupational therapist who wants to be the BEST hand therapist in your area? Want more choices in your career, what setting you work in, and being respected as a therapist who can help people with hand and arm injuries?

Develop your skills in hand therapy by becoming a critical thinker and decision maker - for any hand and arm cases that come your way. 

Master The Art of Patient Conversations: Hoang's Tips on How To Speak & How To Sell!

In this podcast,  I'm sharing with you the tips and techniques that I use to master the art of patient conversations. By following these tips, you'll be able to speak to patients in a way that will increase sales in an occupational therapy clinic. https://handtherapysecrets.com/looking-for-mentorship-in-hand-therapy/

Patient conversations are one of the most important skills you'll need as a therapist. By following my tips, you'll be able to build rapport with your patients and sell them the services that you offer. If you're looking to improve your speaking skills, then this video is for you!

Watch on YouTube!

How To Start Again After Failing The CHT Exam

Your desire to WANT to become a certified hand therapist is VITAL.

That means not everyone is qualified to join us and to be one of the chosen ones you must already be an OT or PT and be qualified to sit for the hand therapy exam.

To be qualified:

1. You have at least 3 years of experience as a licensed OT or PT (no assistants).
2. You have to have at least 4,000 hours in upper extremity therapy management (it doesn’t have to be an outpatient clinic or with a CHT).

What makes you qualified is not the number of years, hours, or where you work but rather your AMBITION to become a great certified hand therapist.

You must want to learn beyond just memorizing the textbooks, be open to learning how to APPLY what you do know, and become the kind of therapist who thinks for yourself so that you can become a critical thinker and decision-maker.

There is significant investment needed from you – your time, energy, and money. You will need to COMMIT and STRETCH your mind in order to get the best possible outcomes from this program to pass and become a certified hand therapist.

What you will get is our commitment to working with you until you pass the exam. You will receive 6 months of access to the program, mentorship from myself, and support from my team that will take you from feeling overwhelmed, tired, and confused to a therapist who feels confident and clear about becoming the best in your area.

You will be set up to deliver more VALUE to your patients and have more TIME for yourself and your family once you’ve confidently passed the exam with our help.

I'm opening The Exam prep until Sunday, June 18th with an incentive to save $500. Two more OT's have just joined since last week and I have room for 8 more members.

Sign Up Today.

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Treating Stiff Hands | How Less is More!

 I have received a common question this week regarding the treatment of stiff hands. Often, therapists become frustrated when they receive these types of questions because they feel like they are trying everything without any success. As a therapist myself, I have developed several treatment principles, and today I want to share one of them with you: "less is more."

When dealing with a stiff hand, it is important to understand that splints are not a cure-all solution, although they can be helpful in certain cases. Splints can be used in two ways: as a static progressive or dynamic tool to increase motion or as a means to block one joint in order to allow movement in another joint. However, splinting is just one aspect of a comprehensive treatment plan.

When evaluating and treating a stiff hand, it is crucial to identify the limitations and goals of the patient. Manual therapy skills are essential in treating a stiff hand effectively. Slowing down the movements during manual therapy and educating the patient about the nature of their joint can help manage expectations and alleviate frustration.

In terms of exercise selection, it is better to focus on a few key exercises that are performed correctly rather than overwhelming the patient with numerous exercises. Taking the time to explain the exercises and ensuring the patient understands how to perform them at home can lead to better results.

Finally, when providing a home exercise program, it is important to consider the patient's success and motivation. Instead of giving them a long list of exercises, focus on a few exercises that they can perform correctly and consistently.

In summary, when treating stiff hands, remember the principle of "less is more." Use splints as part of a comprehensive treatment plan, employ manual therapy skills effectively, select a few key exercises performed correctly, and prioritize the patient's success in their home exercise program.

Hand Therapy Mentorship with Hoang!

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How can COTAs Progress Patients

In this Podcast I answer a question that a COTA asked me. "How can COTAs Progress Patients?" 
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A Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) plays a crucial role in the field of occupational therapy. Here are some of the key responsibilities and roles of a COTA: Implementing treatment plans: COTAs work closely with occupational therapists to carry out treatment plans designed for patients.

They assist in implementing therapeutic interventions and activities that aim to improve clients' functional abilities, enhance independence, and promote overall well-being. Providing client care: COTAs provide direct client care under the supervision of occupational therapists. They assist individuals with various tasks, such as therapeutic exercises, mobility training, and activities of daily living (ADL) like dressing, bathing, and eating.

They may also help clients with the use of assistive devices or adaptive equipment. Assessing client progress: COTAs observe and assess clients' responses to treatment interventions. They document and report the progress, changes, or challenges clients may face during therapy sessions. These observations are valuable in modifying and adapting treatment plans to better meet clients' needs. Collaborating with the occupational therapy team: COTAs work as part of a multidisciplinary team, collaborating with occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, and other healthcare professionals.

They participate in team meetings, share insights, and contribute to the development and modification of treatment plans. Educating clients and families: COTAs provide education and guidance to clients and their families regarding therapeutic exercises, home modifications, and strategies to enhance functional abilities. They may teach clients techniques to manage their conditions, use adaptive equipment, and develop routines that support independence. Documentation and administrative tasks: COTAs maintain accurate and detailed documentation of client progress, treatment sessions, and any other pertinent information.

They may also assist with administrative tasks such as scheduling appointments, managing equipment inventory, and coordinating with insurance providers. Adhering to ethical and professional standards: COTAs follow ethical guidelines and professional standards in their practice. They prioritize client safety, privacy, and confidentiality. They engage in ongoing professional development to stay updated with the latest research, techniques, and advancements in occupational therapy. These roles and responsibilities may vary depending on the healthcare setting, client population, and the specific guidelines or regulations within a particular region

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Hand Therapy Mentorship

If You Are An Occupational Therapist Feeling Unsupported, Under Valued, And Unsure Of How To Achieve Your Career Goals - You Are Not Alone.

https://handtherapysecrets.com/looking-for-mentorship-in-hand-therapy/

Achieve Your Career Goals – You Are Not Alone. Get guidance to take out the guesswork with how to build your career and become the best OT in your area inside The Mentorship Program. 

“It’s Time to Kiss Good-Bye to The Doubts, Unless Hours Of Searching For Treatment Ideas, And Work On The Right Areas That Will Advance Your Career Faster, With Ease.”

Watch on YouTube

CHT Exam Preparation | Focus & Mindset

Hoang’s Hand Exam Prep Program For OTs and PTs who want to prepare for the CHT exam and study in a way that increases their chance of passing the first time.

This is YOUR opportunity to be able to prepare for the Hand Therapy Exam with less overwhelm, less reading, and in less time.

Become a CHT!

• Cut your reading time in half with her strategies. Access to our video library where Hoang goes in-depth on all the major topics. Get your exclusive login and gain access to videos to watch over and over.
•  Actually, have FUN studying for the exam. Get the strategies and tools that make studying for the exam easier by applying your knowledge and not just memorization. No matter your learning style or struggles with reading or attention, you’ll be able to study in a way that will make it easier for you to get through all the topics.
•  Get real-time help with a CHT. Access to live mentorship calls where you can go in-depth on topics and have discussions of cases, and answers to your questions. This is an important part of your program where you can get support from Hoang and her team of CHTs to answer any questions that you may have.
•  Get personalized attention to clear up any confusion. Join structured group calls to help to solidify what you know, get laser-focused on the topics you need to cover and go through practice questions. This is the built-in accountability group that keeps you going strong no matter how you might want to give up.
•  Prepare to take the exam sooner than later. Go faster towards your goal by joining a group of like-minded therapists who are committed and want to have the highest credentials in hand therapy. Learn from others and have others contribute to your learning by being in the room where all the discussions are happening.

Watch on YouTube Here. 

How To Negotioate Your Salary as an Occupational Therapist

I am going to talk today about a really hot topic. It's called negotiations. How do you negotiate your salary? What are the things that you should be looking for? What are some of the things to consider? I'll share with you my experience as someone who's negotiated as an employee, and then I'll even share some tidbits as an employer so that maybe I'll help you with your negotiations.

If You Are An Occupational Therapist Feeling Unsupported, Under Valued, And Unsure Of How To Achieve Your Career Goals - You Are Not Alone.

Send Questions. to info@handtherapysecrets.com

“It’s Time to Kiss Good-Bye to The Doubts, Unless Hours Of Searching For Treatment Ideas, And Work On The Right Areas That Will Advance Your Career Faster, With Ease.”

Sign Up For Mentorship!

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5 MIstakes I Made Starting My Own Therapy Clinic, You Can AVOID

In this Podcast I discuss my personal Journey and 5 mistakes I made in building my therapy clinic. 

1. Having a Big Ego
2. Networking with Insurance Companies
3. Overthinking Branding
4. Limiting Beliefs
5. Waiting To Find The Right Coach or Mentor

My goal is to help more OT's develop their clinical skills first and become so good that they can't be ignored. Then help them open and grow their own businesses so they have more choices.

If you find yourself struggling to get your OT business off the ground and 
you feel you are not making the money you know you deserve?
I've got a free resource for you!

Top 10 Reasons Why OTs Are Not Making The Money They Deserve -
While PTs and Chiros are killing it. 
Get My Free Guide HERE!

Consierations & Tips for Orthosis & Custom Splints

We often think about making splints and how to make them. But I think it's more important considerations to take place even before we dive into the hands on aspect of making custom splints. Let's discuss some of those considerations. https://handtherapysecrets.com/lookin...

  Just in case you missed it...I'm hosting an exclusive
2 hour Orthosis Workshop Saturday Aug 5th at 12 pm EST.

I don't want you to miss out learning and practicing becoming independent with making or recommending orthosis. You might be working with patients and not knowing what splint to make, what to include, what angles. Or you might get a script from and MD that's vague, doesn't make sense, and patients are asking you questions you are not sure about. It that sounds like you, you will want to get free access to a FREE Orthosis Workshop that I'm doing this Saturday, August 5th. Here are two ways. 
Join my Mentorship Program https://handtherapysecrets.com/lookin...

  Try it out. If you don't like it or won't use it...cancel. For the month, you'll get: 1. 2 live calls - Thursday Aug 3rd and the 17th at 7 pm EST. We get students from all around the world so not everyone can make it at that time. Calls are recorded and you get to keep them to go over again and again as you need. 2. You'll get access to this FREE 2 hours orthosis Workshop that I'm teaching THIS Saturday at 12 pm EST. 3. You get access to a huge library of videos, lectures, example treatments, and more. If anatomy is NOT your thing....I've got those videos in here to help. 4. You get 4 CEU's every month that you stay in. Like I said....you can just try it out for the month and cancel at any time and never feel bad! I would recommend this if you are skeptical about live learning online, have a good amount of practice making orthosis, and work in hands already.

JOIN TODAY. Get immediate access. The other way to get access to my FREE Orthosis Workshop this weekend is enrolling in the Orthosis Bundle.

For more info, contact me at info@handtherapysecrets.com

How to Build Your Own OT Clinic!

How I went from a frustrated Occupational Therapist wondering if I had picked the right career path, to having an amazing career and running two companies that support occupational therapy in different ways.

I have a Great Resource for you if you want to 
Make the Money You Deserve!

Before becoming a business owner. Before becoming a Certified Hand Therapist…

I was that new Occupational Therapist graduate looking for a way to get a job in hand therapy because it was a goal of mine to become a Certified Hand Therapist. But I kept hearing the same thing…”we need someone with experience”. But how can I get experience without the job?

It wasn’t like I opened my clinic doors and there was a line of patients waiting to be treated by me JUST because I was a Certified Hand Therapist.

It wasn’t like every hand surgeon would send me patients because they just loved the results that I got their patients.

Long hours trying to develop more skills – from therapy to business skills.

Days wondering if I had made a mistake with endless amounts of self doubt.

Nights worrying that I am doing a disservice to my family and kids who were supposed to have more time with me.

But when the patients did start coming in, and the phone was ringing off the hook…who was going to help me?

The final straw was when I was trying to go on vacation and I had no occupational therapist who could step in with the skills that I needed. When I had no certified hand therapist with the confidence to treat complex cases…

I needed to take a stand!
https://handtherapysecrets.com/business-skills/

The 5 Things I Did To GROW My Occupational Therapy Clinic 

In this podcast I will discuss what i did to grow my business when i first got started 10 years ago. 
Fast forward to today, a lot has changed!  

Find out what is working for me today and how it can also help you!

iI you are. Just starting out, Whatever it takes, just start somewhere to start your Therapy Clinic!

If you're a year or two out and you're struggling a little bit, just know that. That it can get better. And you might be in a stage where I was, in, when I was a year, two years into my business, I started to invest in my company and in myself to learn the business skills that were required to really grow and have the lifestyle that I wanted from the business that I wanted.

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Three Important Questions To Ask Yourself
Before Starting Your Clinic

After 10 years of owning my own clinic, Hands On Therapy Services and my online Program 
Hand Therapy Secrets, I wish I had these questions before I got started. 
In this podcast I will discuss my personal experiences, to give you some helpful insight to help launch 
and start your very own Therapy Clinic. 

Your will want to ask yourself the following questions:

1.) What Do I Want My Business To Look Like?

2.) What Do I Want My Personal Life To Look Like?

3.) What Skills am I REALLY Good At?

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Top 10 Reasons Why OTs Are Not Making The Money They Deserve!