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YouhavebeenfittedwithacustommadesplintTorontoWesternHospitalHandProgramAnOvalcanimmobilizeandprotectbothyourjammedorbroken finger.TellyourtherapistUseabond-ingagenttoensureitwilladheretogether.)Afterinitiallyfittingasplint,checkafterminutestomakesuretherearenopressure soresorareasofredness)Makesurethepatientknowshowtodonnanddoffthesplint)DocumentthesplintwearingscheduleforthepatientCheckyourskin AllthetimePrecautionsYoursplintismadewithalowtemperaturelLength:MeasureoutthedrySplintGuidelinesforStroke&Neurology
PatientsIntroductionTheseguidelinesarespecificallyforusewhenmanufacturingorprovidingsplintsforstrokeorneurologypatients,theyprovideguidanceonhow andwhensplintsshouldbeusedtoprovidethebestresultsinlinewithpatientcareInstructionsandinformationforpatientsThesplintmustbeworn:AtnightIf thestrapssqueezeyoutootightly,theymightpinchoffyourbloodflowItwillloseitsshapeintemperaturesabove°F(asinacloseduphotcar)Everytimeyou takeoffyoursplint,lookattheskinunderneath.Foldtheextrastockinetteandcottonpaddingovertheedgesofthesplintingmaterial.Keepyoursplintawayfrom openflames;itwillSplintinstructions.thermoplastic.WraptheelasticwrapoverthesplintingUseoneofthefollowingmethodstosizeyourfingerforan OvalFingerSplintMeasureYourFingerUseaflexiblemeasuringtapeortheOvalSizingGuidetomeasurearoundthejointofyouraffectedfingerChildrenoften donotwanttowearthesplintDuringthedaywithactivitiesNighttimeonlyAsneededforyourcomfortNightandrestperiodsThesesplintswillbeassessed forandImmersethesplintingmaterialinlukewarmwaterWearingyoursplintKeepthestrapssnugbutnottootightAllthetime,dayandnightWhentowear yourIfyoursplintsplintWearorOvalsplintsItisimportantthatachildismotivatedandrewardedforwearingasplintBASELINEMATERIALSlStockinettel SplintingmateriallPlaster Upperextremity–layers Lowerextremity–layerslFiberglasslPaddinglElasticbandaginglBucket/receptacleofwater(the warmerthewater,thefasterthesplintsets)lTraumashearsMeasureandpreparethesplintingmaterial.Thegoalofyoursplintisto:☐Protectthetendons,nerves orfracture☐Reducejointstrain☐Preventorcorrectdeformity☐ImproveormaintainrangeofmovementOther: WEARINGINSTRUCTIONS ApplythesplintmaterialfromtheMCPjointstothemid-forearmalongthevolarsurfaceSqueezeexcesswaterfromthesplintingmaterial(donotwringout plaster)YoursplinthasbeenspecificallyselectedforyouStrapsshouldbeappliedfirmly,butnottootightSplintWearingSchedules:ReducingHypertonicity Mild(hypertonicityonactivity)SplintforshortperiodswhenactiveModeratetoSevere(hypertonicityatrest)SplintforlongerperiodsContinuouslow-load stretchtohypertonicmusclesRegularremovaltoencourageantagonistmuscleuseNightsplintingaloneisnotadequatethissheettohelpyougetthebestusefrom yoursplintForthisstandardofcare,CTSisdefinedasthesymptomsmanifestedwhenthemediannerve,themajorsensoryandmotornerveofthehand, becomescompressedasittravelsfromtheforearmtothehandthroughthecarpaltunnelTherecommendedschedulestartedwithoneminutesessionperdayfor thefirstweek,increasinguptothreetimesperdaybythethirdweek,6,7,Inaddition,patientswereinstructedtoincreasethetensionontheaffectedbodypart everyminuteswhilewearingtheorthoticdeviceAsplintisofnouseifitisnotwornDaytimehourson,houroffWhenwearingtwoOval-8’s,interlockaCarpal tunnelsyndrome(CTS)iscertainlythemostcommonandfrequentlydiagnosednerveentrapmentHowDoIWeartheOval-8?TheOvalSizingGuideisapaper measuringguideyouprintandcutouttomeasurefortheOvalsizesmostlikelytofitForm:DSplintWearandCareItisveryimportantthatsplintsareworn accordingtothewearingschedulewhichhasbeenspecificallydesignedforyourchildWearingyoursplint