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What stops people from making decisions? Not being able to make a clear decision – YES or NO – is such a painful state to be in. Whether it be a relationship – do I stay with them or leave them? Even if it’s about food – when you are especially hungry, and you can’t …
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We all know the CHT exam outcomes are about a 50/50 pass/ fail rate. Some years – it’s closer to a 60% pass rate and a 40% fail rate. So it can seem overwhelming and even discouraging to even attempt to study for an exam when it seems to set you up for failure. How …
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“How do I become a Certified Hand Therapist?” “What do I need to do to become a Certified Hand Therapist?” These are questions I get a lot and to be honest it’s not very easy becoming a CHT, but it’s possible! I want to help you by creating a roadmap because having a plan in …
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Creating custom-fitted orthosis is a mix of art and science. We must first understand the principles of making orthosis, and then we must understand the problem that our patient’s problem. Only after we have decided what the problem is and how we want to go about treating it can we decide what type of orthosis …
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Are you an OT or OTA that wants to get better at creating custom-fitted orthosis? I know I was when I first got out of graduate school. I had great internship opportunities that allowed me to practice making orthosis while I was there. I even created templates and did a lecture as my exit project …
Have you taken the Certified Hand Therapist exam and not been successful? Did you fail, and did it make you feel sad, disappointed, angry? If you did not pass that CHT exam, this message is for you. Someone I spoke to about my Hand Exam Prep Program told me something that made me feel really …
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When it comes to studying the Nerve section for the Hand Therapy Exam to become a Certified Hand Therapist – overwhelm is an understatement! As the expert, you have to know the anatomy, but only one part of the whole picture. People come to you and stay with you because of your ability to solve their …
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I don’t know about you, but when I was studying for the Hand Therapy Exam, I used to sit there and read for hours, and then look back and be like, “Oh, my God, what did I read? I don’t even know what I read.” Or you’re reading stuff, and you have questions, but you …
I get this question a lot. I want to become a Certified Hand Therapist. What do I need to do? How do I become a certified hand therapist? Really, it’s not easy to become a CHT but totally possible! I want to help you create a roadmap because, with a plan, there will be no …
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Hand therapists are occupational therapists or physical therapists who specialize in treating hand and upper extremity conditions. They are specialists who received education and clinical experience in the anatomy and physiology or kinesiology of the hand, according to the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Hand therapists can become board-certified as a way of specializing …