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Clinical education, practice updates and professional news from Ms Michelle Razo, Consultant Hand Therapist and Belfast's only Certified Hand Therapist (CHT).
Invited Faculty at the 2025 International Hand & Wrist Congress, Dubai
Ms Razo formed part of the faculty at the 2025 International Hand & Wrist Congress and Hand Therapy Symposium in Dubai, delivering two presentations on medial epicondylitis and nerve entrapment in athletes.
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Advanced Hand Therapy Teaching at Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha
Ms Michelle Razo delivered two advanced Hand Therapy courses at Hamad Medical Corporation in Doha, Qatar, covering first contact rehabilitation of the TFCC and the systematic interpretation of X-rays in Hand Therapy practice.
Read articlePublished Research: Outcomes of Outpatient Hand Extensor Tendon Repairs
Ms Michelle Razo is a co-author on newly published clinical research in Injury, a leading peer-reviewed journal, examining functional outcomes following outpatient extensor tendon repair in Northern Ireland's regional plastic surgery service.
Read articleBSSH Instructional Course: Inflammatory and Degenerative Arthritis of the Hand and Wrist
Ms Michelle Razo attended the BSSH 9.3 Instructional Course in Manchester, focused on inflammatory and degenerative arthritis of the hand and wrist — an area of practice that continues to evolve with new insights into medical management, surgical technique and rehabilitation.
Read articleHand Therapy Teaching at the University Medical Center of El Paso
Ms Michelle Razo delivered two specialist hand therapy courses at the University Medical Center of El Paso, Texas, teaching approximately 70 therapists on the assessment and treatment of the TFCC and peripheral nerve conditions.
Read articleBSSH Instructional Course: Fractures and Joint Injuries of the Hand and Wrist
Ms Michelle Razo attended the BSSH 9.2 Instructional Course in Manchester, covering the assessment and management of fractures and joint injuries of the hand and wrist — from common presentations through to complex bone loss, non-union and elite athlete injuries.
Read articleHand Therapy Teaching at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi
Ms Michelle Razo delivered a specialist course on X-ray interpretation in hand therapy at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City in Abu Dhabi, one of the UAE's largest tertiary care hospitals and a Joint Commission International-accredited academic medical centre.
Read articleBSSH Instructional Course: Soft Tissue Reconstruction, Burns and Infection
Ms Michelle Razo attended the BSSH 9.1 Instructional Course in Manchester, covering soft tissue reconstruction, burns and infection of the hand and upper limb — including complex case workshops on flap planning, microsurgery and rehabilitation.
Read articleBSSH Instructional Course: The Wrist
Ms Michelle Razo attended the BSSH 8.8 Instructional Wrist Course in Manchester, covering complex wrist pathology including instability, TFCC injury, scapholunate ligament management, Kienbock's disease and distal radial fractures.
Read articleCardiff University Bond Solon Expert Witness Civil Certificate
Ms Michelle Razo has successfully completed the Cardiff University Bond Solon Expert Witness Civil Certificate, a highly regarded qualification widely recognised within the legal profession.
Read articleBelfast's First and Only Certified Hand Therapist
Ms Michelle Razo has become the UK's newest Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) and Belfast's first and only. The CHT is the highest specialist qualification in hand therapy, held by fewer than 6,000 practitioners worldwide.
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