Pre-Conference Institute (4-Hour)
Hands On Orthotics: Education and Fabrication
Description:
This course is designed to educate therapists on orthotic fabrication, fitting and applications of orthoses. This course will focus on fabrication of the following specific orthoses:
- Posterior Long Arm
- Muenster
- Radial Nerve Palsy
- Short Opponens
- Relative Motion
Objective(s):
- Course participants will observe demonstrations and have the opportunity to demonstrate the ability to fabricate custom orthoses.
- Course participants will identify indications/contraindications of the orthoses chosen for fabrication.
- Course participants will demonstrate knowledge of practical applications of orthoses.
It’s Serious Play! Connecting the Dots in Pediatric Upper Extremity Therapy
Description:
This Pre-Conference Institute is a lecture demonstration with a lab. This course will focus on clinical reasoning during assessment and treatment of pediatric patients with upper extremity congenital, traumatic, and systemic conditions. The parallels and differences between treating children and adults will be explored through hands-on casting and orthosis fabrication, as well as play-based assessments and interventions. The presenters will use case studies to allow participants to synthesize the information, apply therapeutic concepts, and formulate treatment plans. Whether your caseload is filled with kids or you primarily work with adults and occasionally see a child or adolescent, this course will provide the tools to allow you to capitalize on a child’s intrinsic motivation to play as a way of achieving their therapeutic goals.
Objective(s):
- Participants will apply advanced knowledge of hand therapy to pediatric clients with upper extremity conditions by identifying ways to incorporate play during assessment and intervention.
- Participants will verbalize clinical reasoning in the design and purpose of an orthosis and/or cast for pediatric patients.
- Participants will fabricate an orthosis to provide stability or mobility to the upper extremity for a pediatric patient.