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 graduated from McMaster University in 2007 and completed a Hand Therapy Fellowship at the Philadelphia Hand and Shoulder Center in 2011.
For the past eight years she has served as a Clinical Instructor 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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Previous courses
Held in Vancouver, BC, in small groups.
Introduction to Custom Splinting
Intermediate Custom Splinting
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