Elizabeth “Ebby” de Herder is a full time, currently practicing, occupational therapist and certified hand therapist with over 39 years of clinical experience.
Throughout her career, Ebby has established evidence-based treatment protocols. She has had the privilege of working with progressive orthopedic and plastic hand and upper extremity surgeons at university trauma hospitals, local and regional hospitals, and private practice physicians in 3 different states. Currently, she is the owner of Charleston Hand Therapy Center, in Charleston, SC and a clinical instructor for occupational therapy students for the Medical University of South Carolina and the University of St. Augustine.

Ebby is the author of Evidence Based Hand and Upper Extremity Protocols, Second Edition, an updated comprehensive manual with a total of 95 therapy treatment protocols, 23 of them new, for the most common surgical and non-surgical diagnoses of the upper extremity.

This manual was written to provide all patients, physicians, and students with an easy guide using the most up to date evidence-based treatment. In addition to offering cited evidence, Ebby added her practical clinical guidance so the patient has the opportunity to have the best possible outcome.

Yesenia has spent over 6 years in Outpatient Rehabilitation as a licensed Occupational Therapist. She provides care to a variety of age groups and helps individuals with orthopedic and neurological conditions regularly. After graduating from Florida International University with her Master's in Occupational Therapy, she has worked both in outpatient and in-patient settings including Acute Care Rehabilitation and Inpatient Skilled Nursing Facilities. Focused and passionate about hand therapy, Yesenia is currently working toward her Certified Hand Therapy Certification. She is trained in Casting Motion to Mobilize Stiffness and Orthotic Fabrication. Yesenia is also certified and trained in performing Work Conditioning and Functional Capacity Evaluations. She is bilingual and fluent in Spanish, providing the hispanic community quality patient care. Making a connection and acquiring trust with her patients is important to Yesenia, as she has found it has allowed her patients to confidently return to work and daily activities.