Susan Rimmel specializes in occupational therapy, upper extremity rehabilitation, and hand therapy. She has been a certified hand therapist for 25 years. She helps restore strength and function following surgery, reconstructive surgery, and neurology surgery for a stroke. She is skilled at custom static and dynamic splinting and post-op splinting. Her clinical interests include post-op rehabilitation of fractures, tendons, and nerve repairs of the upper extremities. She speaks English.
Age Groups Seen
Adult, Older Adult
Languages Spoken*
English
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Expertise
arthritis rehabilitation
compression therapies
concussion rehabilitation
desensitization occupational therapies
energy therapies
exercise therapies
fine motor skills evaluation
functional dexterity testing
hand therapies
joint therapies
manual therapy
neurologic occupational therapy
neurological rehabilitation
neuromuscular reeducation
neuromuscular therapies
occupational therapy
orthopedic rehabilitation
orthotics
scar therapies
self care therapy
sensory therapies
soft tissue therapies
splinting
stroke rehabilitation
vision therapy
Credentials
Education
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
Board Certification
National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy - Occupational Therapist Registered
Publications
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