One of the goals for treating shoulder impingement is more normalized movement. A customized exercise plan will help with this, but with all the scapular exercises out there, which are going to be the most…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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