What considerations should be made due to the patient’s age for providing thumb immobilization orthosis?
Hand wrist splints are individually molded for the client to maintain proper alignment of the thumb in slight adduction and wrist in slight dorsiflexion.Some of the consideration for splint applications are:
Lifestyle and living situation :To consider this so that splintiong willnot affect the daily activities
Cognition:To determine the persons ability to follow instructions and take care of the splint
Other medical conditions that may affect ROM and circulation
Sensory functioning:Sensory function like ability to see the device and feel pain or numbness in the application site
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