Jamie Mcgaha OTR, CEAS, OTD, COMT

Jamie McGaha is a licensed occupational therapist who practices in outpatient hand therapy in Austin, TX. Jamie’s practice experience includes a variety of upper extremity diagnoses ranging from cumulative trauma and musculoskeletal disorders to traumatic and post-operative orthopedic injuries.

In addition to Jamie’s full time clinical work, she is experienced in ergonomic assessments and interventions for the office worker, automotive assembly line, and the flooring installer trade. She is an assistant faculty member for anatomy at University of St. Augustine’s occupational therapy program in Austin, TX.

Jamie earned her Doctorate of Occupational Therapy from Washington University in St. Louis with a research emphasis on ergonomics and upper extremity disorders. Jamie is a certified orthopedic manual therapist for the upper extremity, has current and ongoing research on the topic of thumb arthritis, and is a member of the American Society for Hand Therapists, the Central Texas Hand Society, and the Arthritis Foundation’s Media Bureau. Jamie’s research is published in peer reviewed journals such as Applied Ergonomics and Journal of Hand Therapy.