Proper Casting

A knee immobilizer is used to support and protect an injured or painful knee. Knee immobilizers keep your knee from being used while it is healing. Some of the common immobilizers used include splints (air, plaster, fiberglass, stiff cloth, or aluminum) or casts. Wear your knee immobilizer as instructed and only remove it as instructed.

Mobility aids- such as braces, canes, walkers, and wheelchairs provide support and also help maintain mobility.

Casting over a residual has allowed immediate rehabilitation with the help prosthesis. Plaster of Paris is used in postoperative immobilisation and also

The requested various upper limb/extremity prosthesis with individually powered digits (L6935, L6680, L6686, L6691, L6687, L7400, L7403, L6611, L6695, L6629, L6880, L6882, L6881, L6980, and L7499) is not medically necessary for the treatment of this member’s condition.

The scoliosis body brace is a primitive device that binds your ribs and spine to prevent worsening of a curve.

Exercises completed during sessions could include stretching on a padded mat to increase swiftness and ability to lift up and out of bed or sitting position, or the pulling apart of elastic bands to increase upper body duration. Other tools such as weights are used in different positions to increase strength and ability with everyday movements such as standing or lifting. However, in an outpatient clinic, patients are homebound and would potentially be capable of participating in a higher form of activity. “It often includes a variety of exercise equipment and machines to improve strength and balance” (The Difference Between Physical, Speech and Occupational Therapy). Machines that are seen in a normal gyms such as a treadmill or stationary bike would be tools used for increased resistance and range of motion on a patient. Lastly, within a home setting, Physical Therapy will be based from the reason their medical status would keep them homebound. The job of the PT would be to improve quality of life and accessibility at home. An example of what the home patient would do could include: walking up and down stairs, strength exercises from the side of the bed or counter, and getting into and out of a vehicle. Overall, however, Physical Therapy’s purpose is to reduce pain, increase movement and agility, and strengthen a weakened area from injury or surgery.

After undergoing surgery to reconstruct the lateral collateral ankle ligaments, the patient’s lower leg, ankle, and foot will be immobilized in a cast for six weeks. The patient will be touchdown weight bearing around 2-5 days post-surgery (Sherry, 2014). Upon removal of the cast, he or she is ready to begin the therapy program. The program is centered on enhancing the mobility of the talocrural and subtalar joints by strengthening the flexor and extensor muscles of the lower leg and foot (Moore, 2016). Treatment will progress in difficulty through three therapeutic exercises. Each therapeutic exercise will consist of three phases: the preparatory phase, the force phase, and the recovery phase. This slow gradual

Hand orthoses can abduct and extend the thumb in such a way that children can achieve grasps (Figure 2). Thumb abduction can be treated similarly. These orthoses should be limited to the minimal amount of skin coverage (Figure 2) to maintain sensory feedback. A global resting hand splint can be used when the deformity involves wrist flexion, in which the wrist and fingers are extended to the maximum comfortable

• Keep your knee flexed when possible. This means your foot is held off the ground slightly if you are on crutches. When lying down,

The rapid form Vacuum Immobilizer was probably my favorite splint, and the one we practiced the most. It was easy to use, and could be used on many different parts of the body. It is also capable of being on when an x-ray is being taken, which will help not further injure the patient.

These devices come under the category, “Visual and Communication aid”, but the device which will be required by Brad in order to ease his effort and pain in his daily activities will be judged individually by the board itself. It may fall under the category of, “Orthosis”, but depending on the cost of this device and how much Brad will need it, the board can vary with its individualized decisions. This sort of device must be produced by an ADP approved vendor and should be purchased from them. If not, then the ADP will not cover the cost of this equipment. The client will have to pay a certain share to the vendor in order to purchase the product if eligibility criteria is met and the rest will be billed to the ADP. Within the share Brad will have to pay, many other organizations such as the Aphasia Institute, and other social assistance organizations, may be able to contribute some amount towards that payment if

PROTECT AND STABILIZE YOUR WRIST: Stabilizing and supporting the wrist, the lightweight wrist brace by Vive provides maximum support to reduce pain and inflammation. Fully adjustable, the compression brace retains therapeutic heat to improve circulation and promote healing. The lightweight brace, with a removable aluminum splint, allows the full use of your hand, so you can easily complete daily activities.

Many athletes obtain injuries that restrict their movements in some way. The restricted movements of an individual are usually sourced from one area of the body, but this location may not be near the muscles used during that movement. For example, baseball pitchers may suffer hip injuries over many years of pitching however this injury can cause restricted movement in the pitching arm and shoulder (Cheatham, Kumagai Shimamura, & Kolber, 2016). Physical therapists use multiple physical tests to be able to restore maximum mobility in the affected areas (American Physical Therapy Association, 2015). The type of physical therapy that would be dealing with restoring mobility in the body from an injury would be rehabilitation (World Confederation

When limbs are in casts or other prolonged immobilisation occurs, muscles stiffen and must gradually loosen back up for the person to regain full range of motion. Pain also accompanies this issue.

There are tools and equipment that are recommended to be used in the occupational therapy