20-21 November 2023 - P10 Upper Limb Splinting for Children and Young People
We are working with Alder Hey Children’s Hospital to deliver this Hosted course. If you are interested in hosting this course or any other Ubuntu Training course please contact us.
This two day splinting workshop will provide a balance between theory – understanding the principles of splinting – and practical skill acquisition. Participants will develop the clinically reasoning process required for splinting and have ‘hands-on’ experience of fabricating splints to treat conditions that are met regularly within paediatric clinics, such as cerebral palsy or juvenile arthritis. Participants will fabricate splints from thermoplastic, fabrifoam, and learn how to customise off-the-shelf splint
Course Aims/Objectives
· Gain an understanding of the principles of splinting
· Obtain an overview of the theories for splinting for spasticity
· Gain knowledge of the properties of thermoplastic and fabrifoam materials
· Develop skill and confidence in fabricating splints for the thumb, elbow and hand
· Be shown techniques to adapt pre-fabricated splints