Clementine Carder
COTA/L, LMT, CKTI

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
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.