Features
- Comfy Adult Long Pan Hand Orthosis with Four Straps is lightweight and durable
- Adjustable and re-adjustable to individual patient without the use of heat or tools
- Soft with rounded padded edges to minimize self injury
- Wrist to top of middle finger: 9.5″ to 11.5″
- Total Length: 14.5″
- Therapeutic Uses:
– Graduated extension of the spastic clenched fingers and wrist
– Corrects and controls radial or ulnar deviation
– Controls wrist drop
– Helps restrict arthritic changes and deformity related to neuromascular impairment
– Positions the flaccid hand and wrist
– Maintains skin integrity by absorbing moisture, allowing air circulation and preventing skin maceration on palmer surface
– Allows for increased hygiene care by allowing nail care and cleaning of palmer surface
– Maintainance of functional position of the wrist and hand
More Information
- Advantages:
– Cover is made of durable terrycloth that absorbs moisture and prevents skin maceration
– Cover is lined with soft foam that covers the whole frame of the splint so that any edges that touch the patient are padded to prevent pressure areas on patients body
– Straps are foam lined for comfort and to prevent pressure areas
– Straps closes with velcro – but no velcro touches the patient;s skin
– Can be graduated up to increase finger and wrist extension - Contra-Indications:
– Patient has circulatory problems
– Pressure areas or skin irritations appear
– Patient has persistent pain in the wrist, fingers and hand
– Patient has increased edema, redness or blisters - Caution:
– Should be checked every 15 minutes initially, then increase intervals to every 2 hours until removed, to see if there are any problems such as skin abrasions, redness, blisters or increased edema
