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Part of the services we provide at Lisa Hansen Physiotherapy is Hand Therapy and custom made splinting. Recently we made a writing splint for one of our clients with Tetraplegia, who was happy for us to share this photo with you all.

What splint tutorial would you like to see on our website? www.ptsonline.com

At the NZ Hand Therapy conference I shared how to make a fabric lined resting splint. Here is the link to the slide show.

Fabric Lined Splint - Splinting - PTS   The Fabric lined splint is a very useful splint for those fragile, sore or swollen hands. Here I have used some soft strapping - Durawrap/Mafra, which conforms well around the hand...

A famous hand surgeon (Dr Harold E. Kleinert) once said:

“If you do something well, develop new procedures, instruments etc., you are obligated to share them and teach others.”

He also said:
“The sign of a good teacher is if you choose good students and make them better than you in one way or another.”

Wise words!

From http://www.suzannecaragianis.com.au/about/suzanne-caragianis/dr-harold-e-kleinert/

On the Shoulders of Giants | SA Hand Therapy Harold Kleinert, my mentor and dear friend, died on 28th September, 2013, at the age of 91. Dr. Kleinert was a pioneer who developed many aspects of hand surgery over his 55 years in medicine before he retired at age 86. But he also made another significant contribution which I would like to recogni…

Here is an easy tutorial on how to make a Circumferential Wrist Support

Circumferential Wrist Support - Blog - PTS When you are making a circumferential splint, you do not need to use a thick thermoplastic. For this splint I have used a 1.6mm thick microperforated Turbocast. I like the different colours it comes in and as it has a coating on it, it does not tend to get as hot as the more shiny thermoplastics. Sa…

A new tutorial is up on the PTSonline website - how to make a Carpal Tunnel Night Splint.

Carpal Tunnel Night Splint - Blog - PTS Splinting Carpal Tunnel Syndrome at night is an effective way of trying to reduce symptoms. Here is a tutorial on how to make a night splint, using Orfit Classic, as we use the fact that it is sticky when warmed up. This makes it stick to the stoking which helps conforming the splint nicely around t…

New tutorial up on the blog - How to make a resting splint.

Make a Resting Splint - Blog - PTS There are couple of options of patterns when it comes to making resting splints, but I prefer the "paddle" as I find it give the thumb a better postion and it tends to be a bit stronger.