RT Book, Section
A1 Roy, Serge H.
A1 Wolf, Steven L.
A1 Scalzitti, David A.
SR Print(0)
ID 1133437903
T1 Orthotics
T2 The Rehabilitation Specialist's Handbook, 4e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803639065
LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1133437903
RD 2024/04/23
AB An  orthosis  is  prescribed  by  a  referring  health-care  provider  as  part  of  a  treatment  plan.  When  appropriately  prescribed  and  utilized  by  the  wearer  correctly,  an  orthosis  applies  a  series  of  forces  to  regions  of  the  body  to  control  motion(s)  of  the  respective  segment(s)  (i.e.,  force  systems).  Essentially,  orthoses  function  as  motion  control  devices  and  are  commonly  utilized  in  concert  with  other  medical  or  rehabilitation  treatments.  If  one  understands  this  fundamental  concept  of  an  orthosis,  then  patient  evaluation  and  subsequent  orthosis  prescription  formulation,  design,  and  construction  as  well  as  optimal  fit  and  function  assessments  are  more  clearly  targeted.  This  chapter  provides  an  overview  of  orthotic  management  principles  and  practices  with  an  emphasis  on  the  biomechanical  motion(s)  that  the  orthosis  is  designed  to  influence.