How do you get young kids to cooperate with orthotic fabrication and wear? How do you make sure the orthosis will stay put on their extremity? And, how do you make an orthosis on a child that can’t sit still?…Read more

Patients with neurological conditions (TBI, Stroke, Cerebral Palsy, etc) may require specific orthoses to help achieve goals and assist in support of the resulting abnormal or increased muscle tone. These orthoses are designed to maintain muscle and soft tissue length…Read more

You have just completed fabrication of an orthosis for your client per the physician’s specifications. The outcome now depends on your client’s compliance with wearing the orthosis. What can you do to ensure a client uses their orthotic wear as…Read more

The goal of casting patients with spasticity is to inhibit tone, reduce spasticity and maintain (and/or increase) soft tissue length. In doing so, we increase the range of motion, allowing patients to use their limb during ADLs, as well as increase…Read more

Tired of using dumbbells for rehabilitation following distal radius fractures? Looking for new interventions to increase client engagement? Look no further than your patient’s smartphone! Incorporate it into exercise routines to help your patients regain wrist balance and to provide…Read more