Hand Consult SA

21/08/2025

FREE LIVE WEBINAR

Hand therapists: ready to make strengthening plans more precise, safer, and easier to implement?

Introducing Jim Wagner OTD, OTR/L, CHT, COMT, CSCS, in association with Robyn Midgley at the Centre of Advanced Medicine.

TOPIC: Upper Extremity Strengthening in Hand Rehabilitation

You’ll leave with:

* A clear picture of how aging/inactivity affect muscle, tendon, and bone—plus what to do in clinic to reverse it.

* Strength physiology for the upper limb (Type I vs II, neural drive, motor unit recruitment).

* Programming that works: progressive overload, SAID, and the LIVE principle (Load • Intensity • Volume • Explosive).

* How to translate ACSM guidelines to hand therapy (frequency, sets/reps, %1RM for novices).

* Reloading after immobilization: expected losses, timelines, and rebuilding with isometrics, tempo, and REP/RIR.

* Where BFR fits for older adults/sarcopenia—evidence and safety pointers.

* Return-to-load after pain/flare: the Rule of 2s, block planning, and adjusting volume, intensity, and speed.

Event details

📅 Thursday, 4 September

🕒 15:00 (GMT+2 / SAST)

📍 Live on Zoom

💰 Free

▶️ Replay for registrants
Save your seat:
https://robynmidgley.kartra.com/calendar/JamesWagner

We host free monthly sessions across hand and upper-limb topics—learn, network, and grow with us.

We hope to see you there!

Robyn Midgley

10/08/2025

Can we biohack fat burning? 🔥

I’m honoured to welcomeI Dr Mike DeBord as the very first guest speaker in Hand Consult SA’s new FREE monthly webinar series.

Topic: Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Training for Women — paired with light, simple exercises that anyone can do.

✅ Turn on fat burning
✅ Build muscle & bone density
✅ Balance hormones
✅ Boost energy
✅ Improve sleep

💡 All in just 10 minutes a day — with no pain and no soreness.

We’re kicking this off in celebration of Women’s Month 💕

📅 FREE to join: Register using the link below https://robynmidgley.kartra.com/calendar/DrMikeI

06/08/2025

INCREDIBLE TESTIMONIAL from Sheila Kamp 😇 👏 🥰

‘When I was at the IFSSH - International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand Congress in Washington DC in March 2025 I attended Judy Colditz, OT/L, CHT, FAOTA Therapist Keynote Lecture: The Innovator in You.
I remember that she said to “Be a CAT” - To be innovative you have to have Curiosity, Audacity, and Tenacity. She interviewed another Innovator - Donald Lalonde who pioneered WALANT, who said something to the effect of - if it works once and you see it, then you know it’s true. If you make sense of it then you believe it will work again, and that was how WALANT began to grow and become more prevalent and accepted, but it took time and patience for the surgical world to accept it as a surgical approach to flexor tendon repair.

I was also lucky enough to meet Robyn Midgley in person at the same conference, who I had only met online for her CMMS course, (Casting Motion to Mobilise Stiffness), which now enables me to treat stiff hands more quickly and thoroughly than I could before. Robyn is definitely an innovator in her own right. She is definitely a “CAT”. I have continued to learn from her and be mentored by her far beyond CMMS.

I am now currently enjoying her innovative monthly Virtual Hand Clinics, co-hosted with Kimberly Schipke, where we study patients treated with Coherent Light and Coherent Sound who are healing much faster than typical by treating the whole person in their Biofield. It is intriguing, thought provoking and definitely a concept that needs an open mind but the more I learn, the more I want to know.
I would not typically describe myself as innovative - but Robyn is slowly turning me into a CAT! (Meow!)’ Sheila Kamp

29/07/2025

This past weekend we hosted our Trigger Finger Virtual Clinic.
We demonstrated the power of assessing the energetic influence proximally. Today I had a patient come see me for the first time and I did a proximal assessment. There was blocked energy at her elbow and mid forearm.
I worked on that and her triggering stopped after treatment. It was severe at the thumb MCPJ & IPJ.

Sue describes her experience in this video.
I also demonstrate my traditional therapy at the end.
Patients do not receive less with energy medicine, they receive a whole layer of healing before, which I believe enhances the patients experience.

Do you want a RCT or unquestionable results right before your eyes?
Do you want your patients to feel seen and heard as you tap into a deep layer that leaves them in a much better emotional, physical and psychological state than before they entered your treatment room?
What do you consider to be holistic treatment in all honesty?
Let's discuss in the comment section.

28/07/2025

ENERGY MEDICINE TESTIMONIAL

I am so grateful to Robyn for her gentle yet unbelievably effective virtual treatment of my severe hand pain using Spectrochrome lasers, tuning forks and crystal holograms.

I myself am a qualified Physiotherapist and a Functional Medicine Health Coach but was open to trying this new physics based medicine. I injured my right index finger which resulted in a flare up of severe pain in both hands as I have a history of inflammatory arthritis. I was in severe pain, taking daily anti inflammatories and painkillers. I had lost function in both hands. The pain was so severe I couldn’t do simple tasks like writing, driving, dressing, preparing food or even using my cell phone without pain and discomfort. I had tried 12 sessions of regular physiotherapy which helped but didn’t fully take away the pain, swelling and inflammation.

Robyn who is one of the world’s top hand OT’s suggested we try this physics based treatment virtually. Her treatments were so soothing, and instantly effective. She first assessed me using a pendulum and a body/hand hologram. Her assessment was quite amazingly accurate, which seems hard to believe as it was virtual (I was in another city)

After the first session the swelling in my hands reduced significantly and I could start to wean off the pain medication. After the 3rd session all pain in both hands had resolved. I was able to use my hands normally and functionally for the first time in 8 weeks and all medication had been stopped.

Thank you Robyn, I can’t tell you how this magic treatment has transformed my life and eased my pain and anxiety in such a short space of time. This remarkable work is going to change so many patients’ lives for the better.

Tessa Friederichs Brandt

28/07/2025

ENERGY MEDICINE TESTIMONIAL
I am so grateful to Robyn for her gentle yet unbelievably effective virtual treatment of my severe hand pain using Spectrochrome lasers, tuning forks and crystal holograms.

I myself am a qualified Physiotherapist and a Functional Medicine Health Coach but was open to trying this new physics based medicine. I injured my right index finger which resulted in a flare up of severe pain in both hands as I have a history of inflammatory arthritis. I was in severe pain, taking daily anti inflammatories and painkillers. I had lost function in both hands. The pain was so severe I couldn't do simple tasks like writing, driving, dressing, preparing food or even using my cell phone without pain and discomfort. I had tried 12 sessions of regular physiotherapy which helped but didn't fully take away the pain, swelling and inflammation.

Robyn who is one of the world's top hand OT's suggested we try this physics based treatment virtually. Her treatments were so soothing, and instantly effective. She first assessed me using a pendulum and a body/hand hologram. Her assessment was quite amazingly accurate, which seems hard to believe as it was virtual (I was in another city)

After the first session the swelling in my hands reduced significantly and I could start to wean off the pain medication. After the 3rd session all pain in both hands had resolved. I was able to use my hands normally and functionally for the first time in 8 weeks and all medication had been stopped.

Thank you Robyn, I can't tell you how this magic treatment has transformed my life and eased my pain and anxiety in such a short space of time. This remarkable work is going to change so many patients' lives for the better.

Tessa Friederichs Brandt

27/07/2025

Trigger Finger Virtual Hand Clinic Testimonial by Farnaz Farshchi

I had the pleasure of attending the webinar by Kimberly Schipke and Robyn Midgley, and it was truly insightful. The content was fresh, well-presented, and highly relevant to current clinical practice. It introduced new perspectives that sparked my curiosity and made me want to revisit the session to fully grasp all the valuable information. If you’re looking for evidence-informed, high-quality education, this webinar is a must-watch!

22/07/2025

“The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena, it will make more progress in one decade than in all the previous centuries of its existence.” — Nikola Tesla
Many think that there is no science to this work
The truth is — it’s been reborn.
The physics of light, vibration, frequency, and resonance has been documented for decades — even centuries — by pioneers whose work was too advanced, too disruptive, or too inconvenient to be accepted.
Now, we’re circling back.
Not to abandon clinical rigour — but to expand it.
We’re not here to convert anyone.
We’re here to be curious.
To ask: What if there’s more to healing than what we can see or touch?
To follow the patterns. To listen to the fields.
To explore the edges of what we think we know.
And when we do… healing accelerates.
Not because we believe blindly — but because we observe bravely.
Come and see.
Our next virtual hand clinic is this week Saturday 26th July at 4pm
Topic: Trigger Finger
Link: https://robynmidgley.kartra.com/page/AdvancedVirtual

21/07/2025

TESTIMONIAL
After completing the CMMS course material I had a mentoring session with Robyn. It was very helpful to problem solve through two cases together. Robyn’s innovative approaches are opening up new ways of treating some very difficult cases for me. Thank you Robyn for your time, expertise, and encouragement! Andrea Hebert OT / CHT

17/07/2025

17/07/2025

What if the real blockage in trigger finger isn't in the finger at all?

During our latest Virtual Hand Clinic, biomedical engineer Kimberly Schipke demonstrated a remote session on a patient with trigger finger — not with injections or splints, but with tuning forks, lasers, and crystal-guided coherence.

Here’s the insight that changed everything:
The true energetic disruption was not in the A1 pulley, but halfway up the forearm — a stagnant, resistant field that disrupted the entire limb's flow.
As therapists, we’re trained to treat what we see. But what if healing requires us to sense what isn’t visible?

Using a pendulum and tuning fork, Kimberly tracked subtle shifts in vibration — places where the field became chaotic. Through intentional breathwork, light, and resonance, she restored flow to the entire limb. The results were palpable. Even through a screen.

🔍 This wasn’t guesswork. It was clinical reasoning through another lens — the lens of energy flow.

💡 What can we learn?
That triggering is not always structural
That intuition is a form of data
And that the healing field knows no geographical limits
Sometimes, the right intervention is not a cortisone shot.
Sometimes, it’s the courage to feel, listen, and work with coherence.