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Supporting Clients With Muscular Dystrophy: Presentation And Management

Supporting Clients With Muscular Dystrophy: Presentation And Management
Amber L. Ward, MS, OTR/L, BCPR, ATP/SMS, FAOTA
January 16, 2026

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Amber L. Ward, MS, OTR/L, BCPR, ATP/SMS, FAOTA

Amber Ward has been an occupational therapist for 31+ years, most recently in an outpatient clinic for progressive neuromuscular diseases and a wheelchair seating clinic. In addition to working in the clinic full-time, she is an adjunct professor in the OT assistant and Master’s OT programs at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences. She is the author of numerous articles and book chapters and speaks and presents locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. 

 

 

 



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