And on we go to the next 25 years

摘要

It is hard to believe that the ]oumal of Hand Therapy is now older than some of its readers. Today the JHT is incontrovertibly the flagship, go-to, international journal in hand rehabilitation, but it was not always this way. Twenty-five years ago some incredible people slugged their way through some amazing circumstances to birth the infant JHT. Here is that story. By 1987, hand therapy and the ASHT were well established, but had no recognized published voice. Chief among those who felt it was time for such a voice was Evelyn Mackin, PT.