Clementine Carder
COTA/L, LMT, CKTI, CKTP
KTA Since: 2005
CKTP Since: 2005
CKTI Since: 2005
Places Taught
Illinois, Indiana, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Pennsylvania
Additional Fields
Adjunct Instructor South Suburban College
Custom Splinting & Basics of Hand Therapy
Instructor of the Washburn Technique
Publications
Numerous presentations on Injury Prevention with emphasis on upper extremity injures like carpal tunnel syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome, tendonitis, etc.
Presenter at International Kinesio Taping Symposium in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Graft vs. Host Disease -Results using Kinesio Tape and the Washburn Technique.
Awards
Occupational Therapy Assistant of the Year
IOTA Board Award of Merit
IOTA Public Awareness Award
Honorary Life Time Member Award Illinois Occupational Therapy Association
St. Paul\\\'s Catholic Church Woman of the Year
Honorary Life Time Member Award Illinois Occupational Therapy Association
Memberships
Illinois Occupational Therapy Association
American Occupational Therapy Association
American Massage Therapy Association
Kinesio Taping Association
Chicago Metropolitan Hand Therapy Group
Biography
CKTI since 2010
Clem has specialized in the treatment and prevention of upper extremity injuries for almost 30 years. She received her degree as an Occupational Therapy Assistant from South Suburban College in 1979. In 2005, she became a Licensed Massage Therapist receiving her training from the American Bodyworks Institute in Bradley, Illinois. She currently has an office in Peotone, Illinois where she utilizes the Washburn Technique, Cranial Sacral Therapy and Kinesio Taping to treat individuals with various pain syndromes. For over 20 years she taught the basics of hand therapy and splint fabrication to students at South Suburban College.