Haley Van Escobar, MOTR/L, CHT, an Occupational Therapist & Certified Hand Therapist with Restore Performance LLC

Get to know Certified Hand Therapist, Haley Van Escobar, who serves patients through a virtual platform based in the Puget Sound of Washington.

Haley is a dynamic healthcare professional with over 9 years of success delivering high-quality hand therapy services within development of new therapy programs, creation of protocols, and enhancing patient care practices. With proven expertise in virtual & in-person education, she is the Founder of Restore Performance LLC, a virtual-based therapy group with expertise treating musicians.

Restore Performance LLC provides dynamic movement analysis & specialized upper extremity intervention for people working in occupations at high risk for overuse syndrome. They offer expertise in musicality and moving ergonomics, and professional development events for healthcare experts on musicians, ergonomics, ethics, and inspiration.

As Valedictorian, Haley achieved the President Medal of Honor when she graduated with her Bachelor of Arts degree in Keyboard Performance from Midwestern State University. She then went on to earn her Master of Occupational Therapy degree from the Eastern Washington University.

Subsequent to her education, she attained board certification in hand therapy through the Hand Therapy Certification Commission (HTCC), whose mission is to support a high level of competence in hand therapy practice and to advance the specialty through a formal credentialing process.

Remaining up to date in her field, Haley is an active member of the American Society of Hand Therapists, the American Occupational Therapy Association, the Washington Occupational Therapy Association, and the American Association for Hand Surgery.

Throughout her career, Haley has been a part of various professional projects, including Board Member for the ASHT Education Board (2021), Speaker at the ASHT Gateway Annual Conference (2021), Guest Educator at the Australian Hand Therapy Association Annual Conference (2021), Guest Speaker at the Mississippi Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference (2021), Virtual Vendor Booth Speaker at the AOTA Inspire National Conference (2021), 2021 Sensory & Desensitization Kit, ASHT NP Devices Digital Supplement, Guest Speaker at the ASHT Ignite National Conference (2020), Virtual Guest Speaker at the EWU: Workspace Ergonomics (2020), Guest Speaker at the EWU: Ethics & Discharge Planning (2020), Guest Speaker at the EWU: Workspace Ergonomics (2019), Guest Speaker at the Olympic College: Kinesiology Taping (2019), Guest Speaker at the Olympic College: Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (2019), Guest Speaker at the Ergonomi Shear Technique for Hairstylists (2018), Guest Speaker at the EWU Office Ergonomics & Write up (2018), Test Question Writer at the CHT Practice Exam 7 (2018), Contributor at the Hand Rehabilitation 4 th edition, Chapter 18 (2017), and Hand Therapy Program Developer at Tri-City Orthopedics (2013-2018).

On a more personal note, she is an accomplished pianist and organist with experience in music teaching, composing, arranging, and electronic music. She has been an Accompanist for the Kitsap Music Association Adjudications (2020), the Washtucna Community Church (2020),  a Composer/Arranger for Theater 29 (2016), and has written piano lessons for students with difficulty playing trills, and violin lessons for students with concerns at shoulder.

Learn More about Dr. Haley Van Escobar:
Through her findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/81859612-Haley-Van-Escobar-Occupational-Therapist or through Restore Performance LLC, https://www.restoreperformance.org/about

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