"Avoiding Storm Damage in the Scleroderma Hand:
Contractures, Ulcers, Calcinosis"
Celeste Freeman, OTR/L, CHT
American Society of Hand Therapists
(2020)
About Ms. Freeman:
Celeste Freeman, OTR/L, CHT, graduated from the University of Buffalo with a BS in Occupational Therapy in 1977, and earned her Hand Therapy Certification (CHT) in 1992. She worked the first decade of her career at Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center in Southern California, where she had a wide berth of experience in orthopedics and rehabilitation. Celest began working in outpatient upper extremity rehabilitation in 1990. She has also worked as an adjunct faculty member at Russell Sage Graduate School of Occupational Therapy for many years. She currently is working at Albany Memorial Hand Center/St. Peter’s Health Partners in Albany, NY, where she has been in full patient care since 1995. This is where she gained her direct experience with the Scleroderma population and realized the tremendous needs present in the upper extremity. Celeste developed a commitment to pursue the education of hand therapists with the goal of early access to quality upper extremity care for those with this rare disease. In addition, she has been a member of the American Society of Hand Therapists since 1993. Celeste has presented lectures locally and regionally since the first few years of her career. You can contact Celeste for further information about hand therapy for scleroderma at: celeste.freeman@sphp.com.
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