Ashim Bakshi MHS,OTR,CHT

Occupational Therapist/Certified Hand Therapist

I specialize in the evaluation and rehabilitation of orthopedic conditions affecting the upper extremity, including the hand, wrist, forearm, elbow, shoulder, and the functional demands that connect them. My approach combines detailed clinical assessment, individualized treatment planning, patient education, progressive strengthening, activity modification, and return-to-work or return-to-sport preparation.I work closely with patients, physicians, surgeons, employers, athletic professionals, and rehabilitation colleagues to help people return to the activities that matter most to them—whether that is work, sport, caregiving, exercise, recreation, or everyday function

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My professional work is centered on advanced orthopedic rehabilitation of the upper extremity, clinical education, mentorship, and collaborative care. I maintain a strong focus on evidence-informed practice, skilled clinical reasoning, and practical treatment strategies that help patients regain meaningful function.
I treat a broad range of orthopedic upper-extremity conditions involving the hand, wrist, forearm, elbow, shoulder, and related functional limitations. Care is individualized based on diagnosis, tissue healing, symptom irritability, work or sport demands, prior treatment, and the patient’s goals.Conditions Treated
- Shoulder pain, impingement-related symptoms, tendinopathy, stiffness, and instability
- Rotator cuff-related shoulder pain
- Adhesive capsulitis / frozen shoulder
- AC joint and clavicular-region conditions
- Elbow tendinopathy, including lateral and medial elbow pain
-Ulnar-sided elbow pain and throwing-related overload
-Wrist sprains and ligament-related wrist pain
- Tendinopathies of the wrist and hand
- Thumb base pain and osteoarthritis
- Finger sprains and joint stiffness
- Hand and wrist arthritis
-Nerve irritation and compression symptoms, including carpal tunnel syndrome and cubital tunnel syndrome
- Overuse injuries related to work, computer use, music, fitness, or sportPost-operative rehabilitation is coordinated with the surgeon’s protocol, operative findings, tissue-healing precautions, imaging when available, and the patient’s functional goals. Treatment progresses from protection and controlled mobility to strength, task-specific function, and return to work or sport.
Each surgical procedure has different precautions, timelines, and progression criteria. Rehabilitation is not simply based on the calendar. Progression depends on wound healing, tissue protection, range of motion, pain and irritability, strength, movement quality, work demands, sport demands, and communication with the surgical team.Rotator cuff repair
Shoulder stabilization and labral repair
Biceps tenodesis or tenotomy rehabilitation
Shoulder arthroplasty rehabilitation
Elbow ligament reconstruction or repair
Distal biceps repair
Tendon repairs of the hand and wrist
Nerve repair, decompression, or reconstruction
Fracture rehabilitation after fixation or immobilization
Wrist arthroscopy and ligament repair
Thumb and finger arthroplasty or reconstruction
Dupuytren’s disease procedures
Joint replacement, arthrodesis, and reconstructive hand proceduresAthletes often need more than pain reduction. They need a plan that restores mobility, strength, power, coordination, confidence, and tolerance for sport-specific positions and workloads.Common sports-related conditions:
- Shoulder pain in overhead athletes
- Throwing-related elbow and shoulder symptoms
- Tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow
- Wrist pain with racquet sports, golf, lifting, or cycling
- Shoulder instability
- Scapular control and kinetic-chain deficits
- Finger, thumb, and hand injuriesCertified Hand Therapy provides specialized rehabilitation for conditions involving the hand, wrist, forearm, elbow, and shoulder. As a Certified Hand Therapist, I bring focused expertise in upper-extremity evaluation, post-operative rehabilitation, custom orthosis fabrication, progressive functional restoration, and collaboration with referring providers.

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Ashim Bakshi, is a fellowship trained board certified occupational therapist and hand therapist with more than 29 years of experience in treating conditions of the upper quadrant.He was the owner & clinical partner of two outpatient clinics in Indiana for 20 years, and now consults as a senior therapist and educator for Union Hospital therapy in Terre Haute.
Ashim is a consultant and adjunct faculty for the Doctor of Physical Therapy and Masters of Occupational Therapy programs at Indiana State University.
Ashim is also partner and principal at Advanced Rehab Seminars and has presented continuing education courses nationally and internationally on orthopedic shoulder, elbow and hand rehabilitation to various hospital systems and large clinic groups.Ashim is an active member of the American Society of Shoulder and Elbow Therapists (ASSET) and the American Society for Hand Therapists (ASHT) and has presented at multiple annual conferences besides being a contributor to ASHT’s webinar series. Ashim was one of the collaborative authors for the seminal paper on consensus guidelines of rehab for shoulder arthroplasty that was published in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. More recently he was the invited speaker at the Federation for European Societies of Hand Surgery Congress that was held in Rimini Italy and the 2025 IFSSH/IFSH Triennial Congress in Washington DC.Education:
- Delhi University, India
• B.Sc (Honors) Occupational Therapy. 1995
- Texas Woman’s University/ Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX:
• Graduate Fellowship in Hand and Upper extremity Rehab, December 2002
- University of Indianapolis, IN: Graduate Post Professional Program - 2006
• Master of Health Sciences (MHS) in Occupational Therapy with specialization in the Orthopedics.

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