Lori L. Lingle Elling, OT

Lori was born and raised in Oregon. She graduated from McMinnville High School. She went on to attend Pacific Lutheran University where she ran track and competed in the heptathlon. She then transferred to Oregon State University earning a degree in Health and Physical Education. She went on to earn an Occupational Therapy degree at University of Puget Sound. She worked in Salem for Home Health right out of college. She then moved to the Portland area and worked for Tuality Community Hospital in the areas of inpatient, outpatient neuro, lymphedema, and hand therapy. She ran the Stroke Support Group for 10 years. Lori earned her certification of hand therapy (CHT) in 2003. She began working for Providence Rehabilitation at Bridgeport in 2015. She works in the specialization of hand and upper extremity therapy and concussions. Lori is a member of the American Society of Hand Therapy. She has presented at several community education forums, provides education for her profession, is a clinical instructor for OT students during their internships, mentors co-workers to learn hand therapy techniques, and is currently the Clinical Advanced Program Lead of the Hand and Upper Extremity program at Providence. Lori is married and has two children, a dog and a cat. She enjoys snow skiing, water skiing, hiking and gardening.