This two-day course is designed to provide the non-specialist, as well as those new to the hand therapy specialty, with the skills and knowledge necessary to select, design and fabricate a variety of static orthoses commonly used in the treatment of hand therapy conditions. Mechanical principles, materials and handling characteristics will be reviewed, and clinical reasoning used to determine decision-making used in orthosis fabrication. During the lab portion, the therapist will apply the basic skills needed to fabricate static orthoses used in hand therapy practice. L-code identifiers will also be reviewed in this course.
Course Level: Introductory
Prerequisites: NA
Audience: OT/PT/ATC/OTA/PTA
Contact Hrs: 16 Live
Live Course Hours:
Saturday 8:00am-5:30pm
Sunday 8:00am-5:30pm
Instructor: Jennifer DeYoung
