Splints Acting on the Wrist
CHAPTER 7 Splints Acting on the Wrist Helene Lohman, MA, OTD, OTR/L Chapter Objectives 1 Discuss diagnostic indications for wrist immobilization splints. 2 Identify reasons to serial splint with a wrist immobilization…
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Lower Extremity Orthotics
CHAPTER 17 Lower Extremity Orthotics Deanna J. Fish, MS, CPO, Michael Lohman, MEd, OTR/L, CO, Dulcey G. Lima, OTR/L, CO and Karyn Kessler, OTR/L Chapter Objectives 1 Describe the general purposes…
Elbow Immobilization Splints
CHAPTER 10 Elbow Immobilization Splints Aviva Wolff, OTR/L, CHT Chapter Objectives 1 Define anatomic and biomechanical considerations for splinting the elbow. 2 Discuss clinical/diagnostic indications for elbow immobilization splints. 3 Identify the components…
Antispasticity Splinting
CHAPTER 14 Antispasticity Splinting Michael Lohman, MEd, OTR/L and Omar Aragón, OTD, OTR/L Chapter Objectives 1 Identify and describe the two historic trends in upper extremity tone-reduction splinting (orthotics). (Note: The…
Splinting for the Fingers
CHAPTER 12 Splinting for the Fingers Cynthia Cooper, MFA, MA, OTR/L, CHT and Lisa Deshaies, OTR/L, CHT Chapter Objectives 1 Explain the functional and anatomic considerations for splinting the fingers. 2 Identify…
Pediatric Splinting
CHAPTER 16 Pediatric Splinting Linda S. Gabriel, PhD, OTR/L Chapter Objectives 1 Identify the characteristics of children who need orthotic intervention. 2 Explain the impact of upper extremity splinting on the development…
Hand Immobilization Splints
CHAPTER 9 Hand Immobilization Splints Brenda M. Coppard, PhD, OTR/L Chapter Objectives 1 List diagnoses that benefit from resting hand splints (hand immobilization splints). 2 Describe the functional or mid-joint position of…
Splinting on Older Adults
CHAPTER 15 Splinting on Older Adults Marlene A. Riley, MMS, OTR/L, CHT and Helene Lohman, MA, OTD, OTR/L Chapter Objectives 1 Describe special considerations for splinting older adults in different treatment…
Upper Extremity Prosthetics
CHAPTER 18 Upper Extremity Prosthetics Kris M. Vacek, OTD, OTR/L and Omar Aragón, OTD, OTR/L Chapter Objectives 1 Identify the characteristics of various upper extremity prosthetic devices. 2 Define the various causes…
Occupation-Based Splinting
CHAPTER 2 Occupation-Based Splinting Debbie Amini, MEd, OTR/L, CHT and Deborah A. Rider, OTR/L, CHT “Man, through the use of his hands as they are energized by mind and will,…
