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I made a splint!

I made my first splint independently last week. I’ve made lots of splints in my time, especially footplates (to prevent foot drop), but every time I ever made a splint before, I had a clinical...

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Why do occupational therapists splint?

The above title was used as a search engine query to get to this blog.  I think that this is a good question.  Why do we splint?  Why not PT’s?  Or orthopedic technicians? The obvious answer is that we...

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Splints I have Fabricated

Here’s a list of some of the splints I have either fabricated myself or got assistance in fabricating: Several below knee amputation splints Resting hand splints (actually, these are pre-fabricated)...

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Would a splint be contraindicated in this case?

We all know that one of the purposes of splinting by occupational therapists is for joint protection and to preserve function and range of motion.  I have blogged before about my experience with...

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