Elaine LaCroix, MHSM, OTR/L, CHT
Throughout the thirty years of her professional career, Elaine LaCroix has
focused on the treatment of upper extremity injuries. Her areas of expertise
include arthritis, amputations, burns and fractures. During the past few years, Ms.
LaCroix has successfully treated the various soft tissue conditions that are
often work related including nerve compression syndromes and tendinitis. Her
goals have centered on preventing or minimizing the development of symptoms
and/or conditions and to assist employers in controlling and minimizing the
related costs.
Prior to founding HRA, Ms. LaCroix served as a department head at Children’s
Hospital in New Orleans and at Brigham and Woman’s Hospital in Boston. She was a
staff therapist at Massachusetts General Hospital and was employed by a variety
of Boston area facilities while in graduate school. In 1984, Elaine established
Hand Rehabilitation Associates which has continued to maximize positive results
and hasten an employee’s return to the workforce. In the 1980s and 1990s, she
was a consultant to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Industrial
Accidents for the formulation of guidelines for the care provided to injured
workers and to the Rate Setting Commission regarding the appropriateness of the
rates established. Ms. LaCroix keeps her clinical skills current by
working part-time as a hand therapist at The Occupational Health Center of
Waltham.
Ms. LaCroix has been invited to present numerous lectures and workshops to
community, industrial, insurance, medical and university groups. She has spoken
at national and regional conferences. Her presentation contents have included
information on repetitive strain injuries, work-site analysis, hand therapy
topics, splinting, administration, and reimbursement issues. She has also
published a number of articles and chapters on the subject of occupational upper
extremity problems.
Her continuing education courses have been relevant to ergonomics including
ADA and OSHA training, health care management, and upper body rehabilitation.
