Therapists who treat patients with hand problems
frequently use low-temperature thermoplastic materials for the
construction of hand splints/orthoses 1-9 .
Splints/orthoses are used by therapists to meet many different
clinical goals and are altered frequently in response to changes in
motion, edema, strength, or joint mobility in the hand. The use of
splints/orthoses is an integral part of the therapy process and the
construction and fitting of splints is a skill required of
therapists to help the patient regain functional use of the
hand.
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