Sandra Artzberger MS, OTR CHT CLT (retired). Before retirement in 2014, her career included being a private practice hand therapist in Pagosa Springs Colorado, graduate level college instructor, author, and a national/international lecturer in the field of hand therapy and lymphedema treatment. Sandra had taught Manual Edema Mobilization (MEM) in 8 different countries, published 5 chapters, and 8 articles on MEM.  Highlights of her career included working over 20 years as director of hand therapy for a group of plastic surgeons in the Milwaukee WI area, and establishing with another therapist the pilot for what became the Froedtert Hand Rehabilitation Clinic in Milwaukee. She was a Charter Active Member of the American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT) and past Educational Division Director for ASHT. Also, Sandra received awards for pioneering treatment techniques in Hand Therapy in the Milwaukee area and from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (UWM) the Henrietta McNary Award for significant contributions in continuing education. In 1995 Ms. Artzberger was certified in Manual Lymphatic Treatment and established, with two other therapists, the first lymphedema clinic in Wisconsin. Combining her knowledge of the lymphatic system with years of hand therapy experience, the technique of Manual Edema Mobilization evolved and continues to evolve thanks to to the creative and diligent instructors she has endorsed to teach MEM nationally and internationally. 

Sandy can be reached at: artzberger@memtreatment.com