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Rebecca Norton OTR, CHT - Primary Care
Provider
Rebecca graduated from Colorado State University,
with honors, in 1986.
She did an internship in hand therapy at the VA Medical
Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, and has been
treating hands and the upper extremity since then, in a variety of
settings. Rebecca opened her practice, HandWorks, in
2002. She continues to be the primary treating therapist, but also relies on her wonderful staff to fill in as
needed.
In addition to her education as an occupational
therapist, Rebecca was also nationally
certified in massage therapy in 1994. She has extensive training in many manual therapies, including
cranio-sacral therapy, myofascial release,
Feldenkrais , Reiki, etc., which allows
her to have a deeper sensitivity to tissues and movement awareness. (The old adage, “no pain, no gain” is NOT encouraged in this
practice).
She
is also Certified in Neuro-developmental Treatment for Adult Hemiplegia,
the only OT in the valley that is certified in this treatment method for progressing patients out of stroke and brain trauma, and helping
them to regain functional use of their arms.
Rebecca
served as the President of the Montana OT Association, and was also state
Representative to the American Occupational Therapy Association.
She stays current by attending educational seminars each year, and has an
extensive library in her clinic.
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Certifications
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- Certification
in Hand Therapy, 2006
- Certification
in Neurodevelopmental Therapy, 1988
- Nationally
Certified in Massage Therapy, 1994
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Education
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- Colorado
State University, Fort Collins, CO
Graduated with Honors, 1986, President of Honor Society
- University
of San Diego, La Jolla, CA
- St.
Andrews University, St. Andrews, Scotland
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Memberships and Leadership
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- American
Society of Hand Therapists
- American
Occupational Therapy Association
Past Representative, Oregon Assembly, also past Alternative Representative
- Montana
Occupational Therapy Association
Past President, Vice President, and Continuing Education Chair, and past
Legislative Committee
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