Saturday, October 19, 2024
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Pacific Time
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Duration: 1 Hour
CEU Credit: 1
This webinar will not be recorded.
Presenter: Debby Schwartz
Learning Objectives:
- Identify clinical conditions that might benefit from limiting and /or preventing forearm rotation.
- Describe two unique orthotic designs for forearm orthoses that help to limit and / or prevent forearm rotation
- Discuss the steps of fabrication for each orthotic design.
- Review the evidence supporting forearm orthoses.
Deborah A Schwartz, OTD, OTR/L, CHT
Product and Educational Specialist, Physical Rehabilitation
Orfit Industries America
Debby.schwartz@orfit.com
Deborah A Schwartz, OTD, OTR/L, CHT is a hand therapist with over 39 years of experience in the field. She has worked for Orfit Industries America since 2007 to promote product awareness and education in orthotic fabrication. Debby teaches virtual and in-person orthotic fabrication workshops to university students, intermediate and advanced clinician and has co-authored a textbook on orthotic fabrication called Orthotic Design and Fabrication for the Upper Extremity: A Practical Guide. She has also created a virtual platform of orthotic fabrication courses called the Orfit Academy at www.orfit.com/academy. This platform contains over 20 courses on all topics of orthotic fabrication. Registration is free of charge.
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