Amy Ma

Occupational Therapist and Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach

Greater Boston

About

Occupational therapist and Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach. Founder of Wise Fox Wellness, LLC. Advanced training at University of Chicago Medicine as part of AOTA's Accredited Acute Care Fellowship Program. AOTA Board Certified in Physical Rehabilitation. Clinical experience primarily in inpatient acute care. Special interest in critical care and the treatment of patients with acute cardiothoracic conditions causing physical, cognitive, and psychosocial dysfunction. Special interest in the aging population and gerontology. National board certified health and wellness coach (NBC-HWC), providing online health coaching for retirees through Wise Fox Wellness. Specializing in life balance, mindful engagements in meaningful activities, cognitive health and self-care for the aging population.

Experience

  • Health Coach and Founder at Wise Fox Wellness, LLC
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

    Online health coaching for retirees who want to improve their energy and fully enjoy the retirement they worked their whole lives to achieve.

  • Occupational Therapist at Portsmouth Regional Hospital
    Oct 2015 - Present · 10 yrs 10 mos

    • Acute care setting, Level II Trauma Center • Evaluating and progressing patients in the ICU and specialized medical floors with cardiothoracic, orthopedic, and general medical conditions causing functional impairments and decreased quality of life. • Evaluating the safety of patients who elect to participate in the same-day discharge total joint replacement protocol.

  • Physical Dysfunction and Gerontology Special Interest Section Chair at New Hampshire Occupational Therapy Association (NHOTA)
    Jul 2018 - Jul 2021 · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • Occupational Therapist, PRN at Exeter Hospital
    Sep 2015 - Dec 2017 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    • Acute care setting • Evaluating and treating adult patients with orthopedic, neurological, and general medical conditions causing functional impairments and decreased quality of life.

  • Occupational Therapist, PRN at Rehab 3 at Marsh Brook
    Aug 2015 - Jan 2017 · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Outpatient hand therapy setting • Evaluating and treating patients with upper extremity dysfunction due to traumatic, orthopedic, neurological, or repetitive stress conditions causing functional impairments and decreased quality of life. • Create and custom-fabricate orthotics, including wrist cock-up, thumb spica, ulnar gutter, and elbow extension orthotics.