Evaluation & Treatment of Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy

DAY Friday 13 April 2019 TIME 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM FORMAT 4-hours instructional course, Hands-on Workshop ROOM LOCATION  to be determined TOPIC AREAS Cancer Rehabilitation, Pain Rehabilitation CAREER LEVEL  Intermediate WHO SHOULD ATTEND Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Physicians, Physician Assistants, and Nurses Course Description Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) presents as sensory pain, numbness, or paresthesia. CIPN affects activities…

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Cynthia has been invited to present at the Triennial meeting of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy in Berlin, Germany

Cynthia has been invited to present at the Triennial meeting of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy in Berlin, Germany, in June 2019. She will be on a panel of experts discussing peripheral neuropathy, and her presentation will be about the program she has developed for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). Here is a…

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North County Cancer Fitness presentation with Cynthia Cooper

North County Cancer Fitness (NCCF) is inviting the community to a Free presentation with Cynthia Cooper, MFA, MA, OTR/L, CHT “Gentle Home Exercises to Relieve Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy” with demos and Q & A. Sat 4/7 at 4 pm to 5.30 pm Location: San Diego County Credit Union – SDCCU Community Room 501 N El…

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Cynthia is speaking at the Occupational Therapy Association of California Spring Symposium on March 24, 2018

Cynthia is speaking at the Occupational Therapy Association of California Spring Symposium on March 24, 2018. Her topic is “Home Exercise for Upper Extremity Edema” Crowne Plaza – San Diego Mission Valley 2270 Hotel Circle North San Diego, Ca 92108 [button linkurl=”http://otaconline.org/calendar-events/otac-2018-ot-spring-symposium” color=”blue” size=”large”]Learn More Now[/button]

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Cynthia will be teaching a workshop to the hand therapists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles in December 2017

Client-Centered Treatment for Chemo-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy of the Upper Extremity   Speaker Cynthia Cooper has thirty-eight years of work experience in hand therapy in various settings including out-patient services, hospital-based programs, private hand centers, and hand surgeons’ offices. Her positions have included senior hand therapist, director of hand therapy, and clinical research coordinator. Ms. Cooper…

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Cynthia Cooper has moved to Carlsbad, California

Cynthia closed her private practice in Scottsdale, AZ, and moved to Carlsbad, CA, in October of 2016. She is continuing her work in CIPN by providing education and consultation to patients and to rehabilitation departments interested in creating programs for people with CIPN. Cynthia presented on the topic of CIPN at the Occupational Therapy Association…

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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…

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Cynthia 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…

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Bolivia 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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