Biomechanics of the Wrist

 This intermediate to advanced level course focuses on the Anatomy, Kinematics and the Biomechanics of forearm and the wrist joint. This online course discusses the normal motion of the forearm and carpus and how intricately these structures move in relation to each other. Following injury and/or the disease process, the forearm and carpal relationship is altered which subsequently causes various instability patterns leading to the degenerative process at the joints. The course presents the cadaveric anatomy, animations, fluoroscopic and patient’s videos to simplify an understanding of various wrist and forearm conditions. In addition, an in-depth assessment and management of various clinical conditions of various clinical pathologies concludes the session.

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of course, therapist will:

· Recognize the complexity of the forearm and wrist anatomy

· Understand the normal wrist and carpal kinematics

· Understand the carpal instability patterns

· Develop a treatment plan based on biomechanical principles for the wrist

Types of Instructional Method: Lecture Only

Saturday, June 5th 9 am-2/2:30 pm on Zoom

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM - Anatomy of the Wrist

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM - Kinematics of the Wrist

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM - Nutritional Break

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM - Carpal Instabilities

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - TFCC Injuries

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM - Q-&-A

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Shrikant J. Chinchalkar

M.Th.O, B.Sc.OT, OTR, CHT, OT.Reg.(On) 

Shrikant worked as a Senior hand therapist at the Roth-McFarlane Hand & Upper Limb Centre, St. Joseph’s Health Centre in London, Ontario, Canada for 26 years. He has over 48 years of clinical experience in treating upper extremity conditions, nearly 40 years of teaching and 30 years of research experience. He designed and developed Hand Therapy programs at four major teaching centers in Canada including Roth-McFarlane Hand & Upper Limb Centre in London, Ontario.  In addition, he designed Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury, Elbow, Wrist and Hand Rehabilitation programs at these hospitals in Canada.  In addition, he designed the most structured “Hand Therapy Fellowship program” for training of therapists at this center.  He worked as a guest lecturer at University of Manitoba, University of Toronto and Western University in Canada. He conducted many instructional courses on upper extremity rehabilitation in over 28 countries in the world and has won many awards for his presentations.  He has over 300 presentations to his credit.  He was awarded the “Dr. Paul Brand Award of Excellence” by the American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT), “Award of Leadership” by the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT), “Award of Excellence” by the Sisters of St. Joseph’s Hospital, “Best Educator” by the Western University, “Most Outstanding Prestigious Alumni” by the Nagpur University in India, the “Lifetime Membership Award” by the Canadian Society of Hand Therapists (CSHT) and an award of “Excellence in Teaching and Coaching” by the administration of the St. Joseph’s Hospital. In 2017 the Hand Therapy fellowship program was named after him.  It is now called as “Chinchalkar Hand Therapy Fellowship Program” at the Roth-McFarlane Hand & Upper Limb Center. In 2019 he received a “Life Time Achievement Award” by the International Federation of Society of Hand Therapists (IFSHT) in Berlin. Recently in 2019 he was chosen as an Honorary Advisor to the Asia Pacific Wrist Association in Seoul, Korea during their annual conference. Shrikant is also an “Honorary Advisor to Society of Hand Therapy, India”.  He is a member of “Education Committee of IFSHT”. Shrikant has authored six book chapters and has published 39 papers and 15 abstracts in numerous peer-reviewed journals related to Upper Extremity Surgery and Therapy.