Archive for June 2015
Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN)
“Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy can occur in people who are receiving chemotherapy treatment. Certain chemotherapy drugs are more likely to cause neuropathy than others. Symptoms are usually experienced as sensory changes in the feet or the hands and may include qualities described as numbness or tingling or pins and needles or stinging sensations. In the feet…
Read MoreCynthia Cooper Recent Presentations
Cynthia presented a poster at the American Occupational Therapy 2015 Annual Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Her topic was Occupation-Based Hand Therapy for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy. Over 8,000 people attended this conference. The poster sessions promote discussion among the viewers and interaction with the presenters. It was a very lively poster experience. Many of the attendees…
Read MoreBolivia Update
Cynthia Cooper, MFA, MA, OTR/L , CHT, was selected by the American Society for Surgery of the Hand to go to La Paz, Bolivia, on a volunteer medical trip. The team of 17 people included hand surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, and one other certified hand therapist. The team performed hand surgery and hand therapy on approximately…
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