Orthotists and prosthetists,
It seems we all develop and acquire little techniques throughout our experience that makes our jobs easier and our results better. When visiting other facilities there is usually an exchange of ideas or a notice of something different that is taken away.
For example, I’ve recently discovered 1 minute composite, a god send, when needing to attach something to a carbon socket or do a build up on a trimline. And the black dot valve, a non- auto expulsion valve; when a patient is not reaching the bottom of an AK socket, the black dot valve can buy some time before a new socket is made, reducing the syringe effect common with a plugged out fit and auto expulsion valves.
Following suit with these examples, I would like to compile a summary of responses of other techniques that we could all possibly benefit from.
What small scale technique or techniques have made your practices more efficient or produced better outcomes?
Respectfully,
Zach Harvey, CPO
