Christine Niho, OTR/L completed her Bachelor's degree at UCLA, graduating Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1998. In college, she worked at Santa Monica Hand Therapy, where she first gained exposure to the art and science of hand therapy. She went on to earn her Master's in occupational therapy at Columbia University. Her love of upper extremity rehabilitation led her to complete a hand therapy internship at San Francisco General Hospital.
Christine Niho, OTR/L completed her Bachelor's degree at UCLA, graduating Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1998. In college, she worked at Santa Monica Hand Therapy, where she first gained exposure to the art and science of hand therapy. She went on to earn her Master's in occupational therapy at Columbia University. Her love of upper extremity rehabilitation led her to complete a hand therapy internship at San Francisco General Hospital.
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Excellent skills, professionalism, and super nice, and so was Kristen! Awesome team! OOH RAA!
(1 week ago)
Aug-2026
He was friendly, experienced and thorough. It was obvious she was an expert in her field.
(1 week ago)
Jul-2026
Very friendly and knowledgeable
(1 week ago)
Jul-2026
Very knowledgeable
(1 month ago)
Jul-2026
Very helpful.
(1 month ago)
Jul-2026
Christine is very professional and knowledgeable. She explains all of the exercises and makes sure I am doing them correctly. I have been very happy with Christine!
(1 month ago)
Jul-2026
Amazing OT; knowledgeable, thoughtful, and effective.
(1 month ago)
Jun-2026
Very professional!
(1 month ago)
Jun-2026
Best care and customer service
Real human interaction with such great support for well being
(1 month ago)
Jun-2026
I loved
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Jun-2026
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Swift Institute – Professional Circle Reno
10539 Professional Circle Suite 201 Reno, NV 89521
Christine Niho, OTR/L completed her Bachelor's degree at UCLA, graduating Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1998. In college, she worked at Santa Monica Hand Therapy, where she first gained exposure to the art and science of hand therapy. She went on to earn her Master's in occupational therapy at Columbia University. Her love of upper extremity rehabilitation led her to complete a hand therapy internship at San Francisco General Hospital. After working at California Pacific Medical Center, Davies, and Saint Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco, she became a Certified Hand Therapist in 2006 and moved to Reno/Tahoe. Christine joined the Swift Institute Hand Therapy team in 2023.
In her free time, Christine enjoys skiing, hiking, and spending time with her daughters and overgrown puppy Kingsley. She's also a competitive tennis player.
Excellent skills, professionalism, and super nice, and so was Kristen! Awesome team! OOH RAA!
He was friendly, experienced and thorough. It was obvious she was an expert in her field.
Very friendly and knowledgeable
Very knowledgeable
Very helpful.
Christine is very professional and knowledgeable. She explains all of the exercises and makes sure I am doing them correctly. I have been very happy with Christine!
Amazing OT; knowledgeable, thoughtful, and effective.
Very professional!
Best care and customer service Real human interaction with such great support for well being
I loved