For remote workers · Musicians · Post-operative · International
Ms Michelle Razo, CHT
Consultant Hand Therapist and international lecturer. Registered to practise in the United Kingdom and the United States. Over fourteen years working exclusively on hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder conditions.
Senior credentials
4,000 hours, one examination.
That is what the Certified Hand Therapist credential demands. Awarded by the Hand Therapy Certification Commission (HTCC) and held by relatively few practitioners worldwide. The foundation underneath: a Master of Occupational Therapy degree from Texas Woman’s University.
- Registered Occupational Therapist (UK & US)
- BAHT member (UK)
- RCOT member (UK)
Beyond the consulting room
Author. Expert witness.
- Lectures internationally on
- Advanced assessment, TFCC injuries, tendinopathies and complex upper limb rehabilitation.
- Peer-reviewed publication
- “Outcomes of outpatient hand extensor tendon injury repairs in Northern Ireland's regional plastic surgery service” — Injury, Vol 56, Issue 10, October 2025. DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2025.112647
- Civil expert witness
- Certified under the Cardiff University Bond Solon (CUBS) programme.
- Built this clinic so
- Distance stops being the reason most patients never see a specialist.
- Bilingual consultations
- Fluent in English and Spanish. Sessions can be conducted in either language.
- Virtual hand therapy, NI
- Contributed to the development of virtual Hand Therapy services within HSC Northern Ireland from 2020.
- In-person clinic, Belfast
- Ms Razo also runs an in-person practice in Belfast for Northern Ireland patients — a sister clinic to this one, same clinician, different delivery. thehandtherapist.co.uk
Patients across disciplines
Who comes to the clinic.
- Musicians whose hands are their career
- Athletes training through repetitive strain
- Post-operative patients without local specialist follow-up
- Remote workers with RSI, carpal tunnel or soft tissue injuries
- International patients in time zones where specialists are rare
Available worldwide · Secure video
Ready to be seen?
Payment at booking · 24-hour cancellation · Receipts for insurance