Orthotic Fitter Test Review | 2024 Questions &
Answers | 100% Correct | Verified
Which of these ABC practitioners would be allowed to treat unstable spinal conditions and long bone
fracture. - Certified Orthotist
Spinal bracing helps to control back pain by all of these except - allowing free v...
Orthotic Fitter Test Review | 2024 Questions &
Answers | 100% Correct | Verified
Which of these ABC practitioners would be allowed to treat unstable spinal conditions and long bone
fracture. - ✔✔Certified Orthotist
Spinal bracing helps to control back pain by all of these except - ✔✔allowing free vertebral motion
These are used to de-weight spinal structures by increasing abdominal compression - ✔✔corsets
Thermoplastic panels added to a corset - ✔✔Enhance A/P control
True of false. Static orthoses allow restricted range of motion against resistance at a fixed angle. -
✔✔False
This is a long-term disease that causes 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 -
✔✔Ankylosing Spondylitis
This occurs when the bones of the spine 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. - ✔✔Vertebral compression fracture
This is an inward curvature of a portion of the 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. - ✔✔Lordosis
This condition is characterized by pain that shoots shown the leg. A bulging or ruptured (herniated) disk
is the most common cause of the pain. - ✔✔Sciatica
, These orthoses usually offer additional immobilization fort he thumb area. They are indicated for soft
tissue injuries, gamekeeper injuries, collateral ligament support and avulsion fractures of the thumb -
✔✔Thumb Spica
Classic way to splint ht hand after a stroke with thumb in full opposition, wrist in dorsiflexion, and MP
joints flexed. - ✔✔Wrist- hand Cock- up splint
A shoulder orthoses provides _________ pressure on the forearm/elbow - ✔✔Upward
This brace is effective following rotator cuff repairs, involved humeral fractures, and post op shoulder/
arm surgery where shoulder position and elbow flexion control are desired - ✔✔Airplane splint
This upper extremity pathology is caused by an abnormal thickening of tough tissue ( fibrous layer)
underneath the skin of the palm and finger that can cause the finger to curl - ✔✔Dupuytren Contracture
This deformity of a finger is caused when the extensor tendon is damaged preventing the finger or
thumb is not able to be straightened - ✔✔Mallet Finger
This is a condition where the outer part of the elbow becomes sore and tender. Also known as lateral
epicondylitis - ✔✔Tennis Elbow
This condition is caused by compression of the median nerve at the wrist., which may result in
numbness, tingling, weakness, or muscle damage in the hand and fingers. - ✔✔Carpel Tunnel
Loss of protective sensation in the diabetic foot can be assessd via - ✔✔10gram 5.07 monofilament
True or false. The final fitting is not complete until the patient and/ or caregiver have successfully
demonstrated donning/ doffing of the orthosis - ✔✔True
For every business a _________ is the vital first step - ✔✔Business plan
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