Cynthia Cooper

Cynthia Cooper is a renowned hand therapist with 40+ years of clinical experience. She is a highly sought-after speaker at professional conferences, having published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and textbooks for hand therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy. Cynthia edited the first two editions of Fundamentals of Hand Therapy: Clinical Reasoning and Treatment Guidelines for Common Diagnoses of the Upper Extremity. The third edition has recently been renamed to Cooper’s Fundamentals of Hand Therapy. Cynthia’s presentation topics include patient-centered hand therapy, hand therapy basics, preventing hand injuries, sprains and strains, arthritis, and hand therapy for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.