Web Resources and Vendors
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Hand Therapy Foundation
The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.
The American Occupational Therapy Foundation
American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association
American Physical Therapy Association
http://www.apta.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
The American Society for Hand Surgery
American Society of Hand Therapists
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
http://www.assh.org/AM/Template.cfm
Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
http://www.otworks.com/otworks_page.asp?pageid=736
http://www.exploringhandtherapy.com/
Hand Rehabilitation Foundation
http://www.handrehabfoundation.org/
Handsights (special interest group of hand therapists attending the surgery meetings)
Hand Therapy Certification Commission
International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy
http://www.ifsht.org/front.php
http://journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/hanthe
The following list is of course not exhaustive. Neither is the quality and/or service of products implied, and company contact information is subject to change.
Bio Med Sciences, Inc. 1-800-25-SILON
Chesapeake Medical Products, Inc. 1-888-560-2674
http://www.chesapeakemedical.com/
Human Factors Engineering 928-684-9606
Kinex Medical Company 1-800-845-6364
Larson Products, Inc. 614-235-9100
North Coast Medical 1-800-821-9319
http://www.ncmedical.com/main_index.asp?flash_enabled=N&sessionid={501D27F7-3D60-4350-844C-105D479D2A02}
Orfit Industries +32 (0) 3 326 20 26 (Belgium)
Prostchotics, Functional Systems, LLC 1-877-675-2781
Sammons Preston Rolyan 1-800-323-5547 (to order catalog)
http://www.sammonspreston.com/
Silver Ring Splint Company 1-800-311-7028
http://www.silverringsplint.com/