Ann K. Porretto-Loehrke, , PT, DPT, CHT, COMT, CMTPT

Ann has been a practicing physical therapist since 1994 and CHT since 2002. Since obtaining her manual therapy certification in 2003, Ann has utilized her background in differential diagnostics to create engaging clinical content for hand therapists to become more efficient clinicians for the past 20 years. This is illustrated in the “Clinical Manual Assessment of the Wrist” published in the 2016 Special Edition on the Wrist in the Journal of Hand Therapy and the chapter “Therapist Management of Compression Neuropathies of the Elbow” in the most recent edition of the Rehabilitation of the Hand. She possesses a passion for learning and clinical teaching. Ann is the Clinical Development Coordinator at the Hand to Shoulder Center in Appleton, Wisconsin. She enjoys teaching and sharing her knowledge both through presenting at conferences and online with MedBridge Education. Ann also serves as co-host for the Hand to Shoulder Podcast, dedicated to evaluation and treatment of upper extremity disorders.