Empowering Occupational & Physical Therapists with upper extremity skills & knowledge.
Hands-on courses, small classes — led by a Certified Hand Therapist.
About Rita
An Occupational Therapist & Certified Hand Therapist.
Rita Mak practices hand therapy at a Level 1 Trauma hospital in British Columbia. She is currently 1 of 260 certified hand therapists in Canada. She graduated from McMaster University in 2007 and completed a Hand Therapy Fellowship at the Philadelphia Hand and Shoulder Center in 2011.
For the past 10 years she has served as a Clinical Faculty member at the University of British Columbia, co-teaching the Biomechanical and Hand Therapy modules in the Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy departments.
My splinting experience
Hundreds of custom splints, made by hand.
During her fellowship in Philadelphia, Rita created and taught a dynamic splinting module to Master of Occupational Therapy students at Thomas Jefferson University, and completed individualized splint fabrication sessions covering both static and dynamic splints. Through her work and medical volunteering she has fabricated hundreds of custom splints — experience she now shares with colleagues.
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Current course
Treating Common Hand Conditions.
Treating Common Hand Conditions
Testimonials
What clinicians say about Rita’s teaching.
“Splinting is one of those skills I learned about briefly in school, but had limited opportunity to use it in practice once I started working in the field. Rita's in-person splinting course was exactly what I was looking for to refresh my knowledge, not only about different types of orthoses we can make for common hand/wrist conditions, but also about important practical factors to consider in our clinical decision making, such as anatomy, the wound healing process, and material choice. The hands-on practice making various splints was invaluable; Rita was patient, provided clear guidance, and fostered a safe learning space. She is a great teacher who is clearly passionate about this area of practice and helping therapists grow. I highly recommend any of Rita's courses to all occupational and/or physical therapists.”
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Courses run in small class sizes for hands-on, individualized learning.
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