Sarah G. Ewald

Zürich University of Applied Sciences, ZHAW, Winterthur, Switzerland

City Handtherapie, Zürich, Schweiz

Handtherapie Fortbildung, Uetikon am See, Schweiz

Praxis für Handrehabilitation, Zürich, Schweiz

tätig im Bereich der Ergo- und Handtherapie in verschiedenen Institutionen in den USA und der Schweiz

(European Certified Hand Therapist)

als Hand Therapeutin, SGHR Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Hand Rehabilitation, 2003, Re-Zertifizierungen: 2011 & 2018

American Occupational Therapy Association / National Certification Board of Occupational Therapy

Adult Education, Distance and E-learning, University of Phoenix

als Hand Therapeutin, US Hand Therapy Certification Commission

University of Oklahoma

Awarded IFSHT Lifetime Acheivement Award, June 2022 by the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy

im Handtherapeutischen Lehrgang der Fachhochschule Wien, Österreich

Graduate Students in the Master of Applied Science in Occupational Therapy program at the Zürich University of Applied Sciences in Winterthur, Switzerland.

of Outcome Assessment Consensus Finding Group, an interdisciplinary group of Hand Surgeons, Hand Therapists and researchers meeting to refine the assessment process for conditions of the wrist.

im Handtherapeutischen Lehrgang der Universität Lund, Schweden

Referentin an Kongressen und Tagungen zu handtherapeutischen Themen im In- und Ausland

verschiedener Organisationskomitees (EVS, SGHR)

as historian, secretary general, president-elect, president, immediate past-president to the International Federation of Societies for Handtherapie (IFSHT).

in the Swiss Hand Rehabilitation Society

Besuch diverser Fort- und Weiterbildungen im klinischen (z.B. Triggerpunkt-Therapie, Manuelle Gelenksmobilisation, etc.), sowie im edukativen und Management-Bereich im In- und Ausland.

Beckmann-Fries, V. & Ewald S.G. (2023) Die Behandlung nach Beugesehnennaht der Langfinger in der Zone II: ein Update nach 15 Jahren. Praxis Ergotherapie. 3:161-167.

Howell, J.W., Ewald, S.G., Schwartz D.A. (2023) Exercise relative motion orthoses: Use of the pencil test and variations of its use for assessing and managing different finger conditions, Journal of Hand Therapy, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jht.2022

Feehan, L. M., & Ewald, S. G. (2022) Relative motion orthoses: A five-question decision making tool for thinking beyond thermoplastics. Journal of hand therapy, S0894-1130(22)00108-9. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jht.2022.10.011

Ewald S.G. (2022) Hand Therapy Around the World Today and Tomorrow. The Journal of Japanese Hand Therapy Society 14(2):48-54,2022.

Ewald, S.G. (2021) Hand therapy around the world today and tomorrow. Japanese Journal of Hand Therapy & Surgery14(2) 48-55.

Ewald, S.G., Loos B. (2021) Conduct a remote hand therapy course in times of the Covid-19 pandemic IFSSH Ezine11(3)43: 20-28. Available at https://www.ifssh.info/pdf/issue-43-august-2021.pdf

Ewald, S.G. (2021) Read for You: a brief review of “Self-management in adults after distal radius fracture: a mixed methods exploration.” Somatosens Pain Rehab, 18(2) 40-42.

Ewald, S.G., Vögelin, E., Wollstein, R. (2020) The Consensus Wrist Index: A Patient Centered Approach to Gaining an Individualized Picture of Wrist and Hand Function. Pro Manu 2/2020 in press. (Pro Manu: journal published by the Swiss Hand Therapy Society).

Vögelin, E, Wollstein, E, Ewald SG (2020). Consensus Wrist Index Tool: Gaining a comprehensive picture of the patient’s function and perspective IFSSH Ezine 10(2)38: 32-35. Available at: https://www.ifssh.info/pdf/issue-38-may-2020.pdf

Ewald, S.G. (2019) Improving thumb MCP joint stability with a simple lightweight splint. IFSSH Ezine 9(2)34: 20-23, a vailable at: https://www.ifssh.info/pdf/issue-34-may-2019.pdf

Ewald, S. & Beckmann-Fries, V. (2017): Rehabilitation Following Peripheral Nerve Injury, book chapter in Modern Concepts of Peripheral Nerve Repair, Editors: Prof. Kirsten Haastert-Talini, Dr. Hans Assmus, Prof. Gregor Antoniadis, Springer International Publishing, Germany

Ewald, S., Wendling, U.: What does the practice of hand therapy look like in IFSHT member countries?, IFSSH E-zine, August 2015, available at http://www.ifssh.info/pdf/ISSUE2_August_2015.pdf

Ewald, S., Wendling, U.: IFSHT Member Survey 2014 Report: What does the practice of hand therapy look like in IFSHT member countries?, 2015, available at http://www.ifsht.org/page/ifsht-reports

Ewald, S.: History of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy, November 2012, IFSSH E-zine

Ewald, S.: Evidenzbasierte Praxis, Buchkapitel 1.4.5 in Schroeder, B. Handtherapie, 2008, Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, New York

Ewald, S.: Clinical Reasoning, Buchkapitel 1.4.4 in Schroeder, B. Handtherapie, 2008, Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, New York

Ewald, S., Beckmann, V.: Die Nachbehandlung von Beugesehnenverletzungen in der Zone II – ein Überblick, Praxis Ergotherapie, Februar 2008, Vol. 21, Nr. 1, S. 4-10 (German OT Journal)

Ewald, S.: Der Assessment-Prozess in der Ergotherapie, Ergotherapie, August 2006, Nr. 8, S. 16-19, (Swiss Occupational Therapy Journal)

Ewald, S.: “Publikationen über Behandlungsrichtlinien nach Beugesehnenverletzungen in Zone II: Ein historischer Überblick.“ Zeitschrift für Handtherapie, Nr. 7, Vol. 2, Nov./Dez. 2004, S. 10-15, (German Hand Therapy Journal)

Publikationsliste vor 2004 auf Anfrage erhältlich

> Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Handrehabilitation (SGHR), seit 1994

> American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT), seit 1992

> Ergotherapie Verband Schweiz (EVS), seit 1990

> American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), seit 1983