About Charlotte
Charlotte is a Doctor of Occupational Therapy and Certified Lymphedema Therapist working at both the Altoona and Nevada clinics. She has clinical experience in treating hand and upper extremity patients including the fabrication of splints and orthoses for various sports, post surgical and medical diagnoses. This experience and ongoing clinical interest comes from spending 14 weeks on her Capstone at Des Moines Orthopedics with their Hand Surgical Team and during her additional outpatient internships. Charlotte is a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association. She will be teamed up with Katie Hersey, OTR/L and Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) who has 9 years of clinical experience. In her free time, Charlotte enjoys teaching dance, running, spending time with friends and family and golfing. She is an avid sports fan and die hard Wisconsin Badger fan.
Education
- University of Wisconsin-Madison; Bachelor’s Degree
- Drake University; Doctorate of Occupational Therapy
Specialties
- Hand & wrist pain
- Arm & elbow pain
- Upper extremity pain & range of motion issues
- Splint fabrication
- Sport injuries
- Post-surgical
- Lymphedema
