140 orthotic fitter test review questions
Jeremiah
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Which of these ABC practitioners would be Certified Orthotist
allowed to treat unstable spinal conditions
and long bone fracture.
Spinal bracing helps to control back pain by allowing free vertebral motion
all of these except
These are used to de-weight spinal corsets
structures by increasing abdominal
compression
Thermoplastic panels added to a corset Enhance A/P control
True of false. Static orthoses allow restricted False
range of motion against resistance at a fixed
angle.
This is a long-term disease that causes Ankylosing Spondylitis
inflammation of the joints between the spinal
bones and the joints between the spine and
the pelvis, eventually causes the affected
spinal bones to join together
This occurs when the bones of the spine Vertebral compression fracture
between due to trauma. usually the trauma
necessary to break the bones of the spine is
quite large. in certain circumstances
however, such as in elderly people and in
people with cancer these same bones can
break with little or no force. The vertebrae
most commonly broken are those in the
lower back.
This is an inward curvature of a portion of the Lordosis
vertebral column.Although the human spine
has some normal inward curvature, excessive
inward curvature can be caused by tight low
back muscles, excessive visceral fat, and
pregnancy.
This condition is characterized by pain that Sciatica
shoots shown the leg. A bulging or ruptured
(herniated) disk is the most common cause
of the pain.
These orthoses usually offer additional Thumb Spica
immobilization fort he thumb area. They are
indicated for soft tissue injuries, gamekeeper
injuries, collateral ligament support and
avulsion fractures of the thumb
Classic way to splint ht hand after a stroke Wrist- hand Cock- up splint
with thumb in full opposition, wrist in
dorsiflexion, and MP joints flexed.
A shoulder orthoses provides _________ Upward
pressure on the forearm/elbow
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