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Principles of Hand Splinting
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:15.03.2024 14:28:01
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | REK_288 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 1.33 | ECTS: | 2.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation | Target Audience: | Rehabilitation; Medical Services | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Zane Liepiņa | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Rehabilitation | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, rk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 20271291 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Knowledge in human anatomy and physiology, basic knowledge in biomechanics of musculoskeletal system. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To improve the skills to assess hand function; acquire skills to identify problems in hand function; to assess the need for hand orthoses; learn the basic skills to fabricate simple static hand/wrist orthoses from different materials; improve the skills of critical and independent judgments; to use acquired knowledge about evidence-based practice concerning hand splinting issues. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Wrist orthosis – problem solving process. Orthosis materials. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | The process of making wrist orthoses. | Classes | 2.50 | laboratory | |||||
| 3 | Demonstration of orthoses. Recommendations for orthosis users. Evaluation of orthoses. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Individual work – preparation for classes and production of wrist orthoses, participation in group work – preparation of a report and presentation on the chosen topic. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active and productive participation in practical sessions; Quality of verbal answers; Active and productive participation in the work of project groups; Timely, high-quality completed presentation and assignments; Fabrication at least 2 hand splints from low temperature plastics; Quality of presentation and fabricated splints; At the end of the course – test. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Oral) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | As the result of study course student will acquire basic knowledge to classify and recognize the orthotics materials, as well as to describe and plan splinting process. | ||||||||
| Skills: | As the result of study course student will acquire basic skills and be able to deal with the hand impairment-related problems, assess the hand/wrist functions using certain measurements to fabricate and / or adapt to a simple principle static wrist orthoses and evaluate their compliance with the needs of the individual. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | As the result of study course student will be able to practically apply the acquired basic knowledge and skills in order to discuss about hand splinting; to make clinical decisions concerning hand splinting according to personal needs of client/patient. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Lannin Marshman, N., Novak, I. (2017). Occupational therapy for people experiencing illness, injury or impairment. In Michael Curtin, Matthew Molineux, Jo-Anne Supyk (Eds.), Occupational Therapy and Physical Dysfunction: Enabling Occupation, (pp. 507-526). Australia: Elsevier. 7th ed. | ||||||||
| 2 | Deshaies, L. D. (2014). Upper extremity orthoses. In M. V. Radomski (Eds.), Occupational therapy for physical dysfunction (7th ed.). (pp. 421-464). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. | ||||||||
| 3 | Quick C. D., Bejarno P. (2014). Construction of hand splints. Chapter 16 in Radomski V. (edit) Occupational therapy for physical dysfunction (7th ed.). (pp. 465-487). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Turner A., Foster M., Johnson S. E,” “Rheumatoid arthritis” in “Occupational therapy and physical disfunction” 4th edition. , 2001. | ||||||||
| 2 | Coppard B. M., Lohman H. : Introduction to Orthotics. Mosby, 2019, 336 p. 5th ed. | ||||||||
| 3 | Rennie, HJ. (1996) Evaluation of the effectiveness of a metacarpophalangeal ulnar deviation orthosis. J Hand Ther. 1996 Oct-Dec;9(4):371-7. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Freeman, D. (2009) Splinting For Arthritis: A Therapist’s Viewpoint | ||||||||
| 2 | http://www.otseeker.com/ | ||||||||
| 3 | http://www.rsu.lv/biblioteka/bibliotekas-resursi | ||||||||
