OPCA 2040 - Clinical Applications of Spinal Orthoses Credits: 4 Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None Course Description: This course focuses on the identification of spinal anatomy and pathologies to formulate a spinal orthotic treatment plan. Content includes measurement acquisition, shape-capturing techniques, and fitting of pre-made and custom-fabricated spinal orthoses. Course projects concentrate on specific fitting criteria and orthosis selection to achieve functional biomechanical control of the affected trunk segments. MnTC Goals None
Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent Corequisite(s): None Recommendation: None
Major Content 1. Spinal pathologies
- related anatomy
- biomechanics of the spine
- pathologies impacting the spine
- functional loss
2. Treatment plan formulation
- evaluate findings
- synthesize patient information
- design spinal orthoses
- communicate with team, patient, caregivers
3. Implement a treatment plan
- orthometry form
- differentiate design criteria
- shape-capturing techniques
- fabrication
- fitting criteria
- biomechanical assessment
Learning Outcomes At the end of this course students will be able to:
- identify spinal pathologies.
- formulate a spinal orthotic treatment plan.
- implement a spinal orthotic treatment plan.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC): Goals and Competencies Competency Goals (MnTC Goals 1-6) None Theme Goals (MnTC Goals 7-10) None
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