Miranda received her professional clinical doctorate in occupational therapy from Creighton University in 2006. After practicing hand therapy for five years, she became a certified hand therapist. Miranda has a strong interest in research and development in clinical settings and has participated in many studies. She prides herself on treating patients with complex traumatic hand and upper extremity injuries. Miranda's other professional interests include community-based occupational therapy and community prevention programs including fall prevention. Miranda has served as an adjunct faculty member at the Mayo Clinic and currently is an adjunct faculty member at Northern Arizona University.
Miranda enjoys helping patients with a variety of diagnoses, including flexor tendon lacerations, replantations, nerve transfers, brachial plexopathies, amputation with and without prosthetics, various fractures, osteoarthritis, as well as orthotic fabrication for various conditions. Miranda is also certified in myoelectric prosthetic training and has worked with all types of upper extremity amputees.
Miranda often treats patients who have sustained life changing injuries. One of her recent more challenging patients got his arm stuck in a conveyor belt while at work. The patient actually had to break his own arm to remove it from the machine. This patient underwent several limb saving surgeries and required months of therapy. Miranda helped him to retrain his dominant hand and regain function in his injured arm.
Scars are often times an aesthetic concern; however, we know as hand therapists they can lead to a loss of mobility which can lead to functional limitations. Scars can also become very sensitive and painful.
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