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Orthotics Lab
April 11th, 2026
8:00 am - 5:00 pm 

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

​Static Orthoses

  • Short Opponens

  • Wrist Clam Shell

  • Radial-Based Muenster

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Mobilizing Orthoses

  • Relative Motion Orthoses

  • Static Progressive Wrist Extension Orthosis

  • Static Progressive Elbow Extension

Live Lab Enrollment Fee: $400.00
3 month Virtual Lab access included
**Labs are 20% off for VHSF Fellowship Enrollees
 

Location: Cedar Crest College

Allentown, Pennsylvania​​

Minimum enrollment, capacity, and cancellation policy:

This one-day, in-person lab requires a minimum of five participants to run and is limited to 10 participants due to the hands-on format.

Enrollment will be confirmed by March 20, 2026.

If minimum enrollment is not met by that date, the lab will be canceled. Registrants will receive a refund minus non-refundable payment processing fees, or may elect to apply the full amount as a credit toward a future VHSF lab or program.

Early registration is encouraged, as confirmation depends on reaching the minimum enrollment.

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 Faculty

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Mirella Deisher, OTD, MS,  OTR/L, CHT
VHSF Founder & Faculty

Diagnosis-Based Lab

May 16th & 17th, 2026

Saturday

 

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Distal Radius Fracture

SL Ligament Tear
 

  • Evaluation

  • Wound & Scar Management 

  • Modalities

  • Manual Techniques

  • Taping Techniques

  • Orthotic Fabrication

  • Therapeutic Exercise

  • Ergonomics

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Break

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Proximal Phalanx Fracture

Thumb UCL
 

  • Evaluation

  • Wound & Scar Management

  • Modalities

  • Manual Techniques

  • Taping Techniques

  • Orthotic Fabrication

  • Therapeutic Exercise

  • Ergonomics

Sunday

 

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Flexor Tendon Injury

Extensor Tendon Injury
 

  • Evaluation

  • Wound & Scar Management

  • Modalities

  • Manual Techniques

  • Taping Techniques

  • Orthotic Fabrication

  • Therapeutic Exercise

  • Ergonomics

Enrollment Fee: $650.00

**Labs are 20% off for VHSF Fellowship Enrollees
 

LOCATION: CEDAR CREST COLLEGE

ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

Minimum enrollment, capacity, and cancellation policy:

This one-day, in-person lab requires a minimum of five participants to run and is limited to 10 participants due to the hands-on format.

Enrollment will be confirmed by April 20, 2026.

If minimum enrollment is not met by that date, the lab will be canceled. Registrants will receive a refund minus non-refundable payment processing fees, or may elect to apply the full amount as a credit toward a future VHSF lab or program.

Early registration is encouraged, as confirmation

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 Faculty

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Mirella Deisher, OTD, MS,  OTR/L, CHT
VHSF Founder & Faculty

Essential Skills Lab 
 

August 1st & 2nd, 2026

Saturday

 

Principles of Orthotic Fabrication

(completed asynchronously in advance)

 

8:00 AM - 8:10 PM

Introduction

8:10 AM - 12:00 PM

Orthotic Fabrication
 

  • Hand-Based Thumb Orthosis

  • Radial Gutter

  • Muenster (Radial or Ulnar)

 

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Orthotic Fabrication
 

  • Static Progressive Wrist Extension 

  • MP Dynamic Extension Orthosis

  • Static Progressive Elbow Extension

Sunday

 

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Principles of Joint Mobilizations
 

  • Hand to Shoulder

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Differential Diagnosis
 

  • Hand to Cervical Spine

LOCATION: CEDAR CREST COLLEGE

ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

Fee: $650.00
AOTA Approved 
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 Faculty

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Mirella Deisher, OTD, MS,  OTR/L, CHT
VHSF Founder & Faculty

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