In this hand therapy essentials video, watch the fabrication of a radial based thumb spica splint! This splint is simple and quick to make, if you practice you can complete it in under 15 minutes (including velcro and trimming). There are so many different patterns out there, and somehow they're so hard to find! I remember being a new hand therapist and feeling totally overwhelmed with trying to learn how to fabricate orthoses. So let's get some of these patterns out there so every hand therapist has a toolkit overflowing with different splint patterns (since we know that not every patient or every diagnosis is the same, why would we splint the same for everybody?). Feel free to share this video with any hand therapists you know and let's continue to grow together.
This orthosis that we make in the clinic I work in, credit to Mitzi Harrison for teaching me this pattern!
*Disclaimer: This video is not sponsored, and all opinions are my own. While I am a Certified Hand Therapist, I can't diagnose you via the internet. Please seek advice from a medical or rehabilitation professional prior to starting an exercise program.
11 окт 2020