Today Kristin Biggins, OTD, OTR/L, CHT, CYT-C, discusses working with people who have injured their hands in a variety of ways and how they want to do one main thing, and that is to get back to their lives as quickly as possible. A holistic approach to hand therapy is to go beyond just the medical approach and work on mobility within the areas where the patient wants to use their hands. Dr. Biggins discusses her career and the joy she experiences daily in the worlds of occupational therapy and yoga therapy.

Dr. Biggins received her post-professional doctorate in occupational therapy from RMU in 2013 and has been an adjunct faculty member since 2016. She is a full-time occupational therapist and helps us understand the holistic perspective of OT.